Inspirational Quotes - Page 183

Be beautiful for yourself, Janie. And only if you want to. If a man is worthy of you, he’ll see more beauty in who you are than in what you look like.

Life is marathon, not a sprint. It is a race we are all guaranteed to finish, so run wisely.

Just be happy that it is what it is and not what it could be because after all, it could always be worse

Your purpose naturally is as unclear as your divine nature. To discover your purpose, you must reintroduce yourself to your divine nature. When you do, you'll begin to hear silent whispers directing you to your purpose.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Good sales copy creates good sales.

Never abandon your personal message. No matter what comes your way, remain dedicated to that which you hold close to your heart

I used to think that if I were a certain kind of person I would spend all my time creating something beautiful. Well, it turns out I am, and I am.

Kindness rarely costs anything, but its worth is immeasurable.

You're only as good as your last thought of yourself.

But see you, we should travel by night. Dark times for dark business, as they says. No sun to bother Valeriana or you, Kaylana's surely no' disadvantaged, and I know I work better in darkness. Anybody looking for us will have a harder time of it. Besides, marching in daylight is for the heroes. If we're going to do this, we may as well go all out.

Not only do we all have magic, it's all around us as well. We just don't pay attention to it. Every time we make something out of nothing, that's an act of magic. It doesn't matter if it's a painting or a garden, or an abuelo telling his grandchildren some tall tale. Every time we fix something that's broken, whether it's a car engine or a broken heart, that's an act of magic.And what makes it magic is that we *choose* to create or help, just as we can choose to harm. But it's so easy to destroy and so much harder to make things better. That's why doing the right thing makes you stronger.If we can only remember what we are and what we can do, nobody can bind us or control us.

No matter what, love everyone because everyone is craving love.

What you feel is making sense could really be dramatized nonsense. So think again.

Some people are in church but not in christ because if you are in christ, the first sign of true christianity is peace.

If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence

Experience is like evidence. When you're young and don't have much experience yet, you don't have much basis for confidence. All you really have is hope, and that can get shaken pretty easily. But as years go by, you start to gather this evidence. You made it through this or that and you did okay, maybe not perfectly, but okay, so when you stumble, which you will, you can look back and say, 'Well, I survived that, so I can probably survive this.' Or there will be things you're really proud of, evidence of your abilities, and you can look back on those things and say, 'I did it then, I can do it again.' Right now, you're just building up those experiences.

Your dreams of today creates your future.

Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it's not. It's all about getting rid of the darkness you accumulate.

There is no fact or fiction, reality or illusion, there is only the trick of perception.

We don't have a soul. We are a soul. We happen to have a body.

Now, Max, I have told you many times that you are my publisher, and permanently, as far as one can fling about the word in this too mutable world....The idea of leaving you has never for one single moment entered my head.

Love everything around you as if everything is yours.

Oh, why did he slap her when she’s a widow, and that annoyed her even more. She said she should not have been slapped because she is a full human being, not because she doesn’t have a husband to speak for her.

You have it on your noise, but you still need a glass to see it... We need others to admit our faults.

Practice patience to get the results but don't be much patient to take actions.

Consciousness resides in the gap between electrons, protons, and neutrons.

People say mountains change in about ten years. If something as stubborn and mammoth as a mountain can change in a decade, the hearts of ordinary North Koreans can change. I'm sure of it. I'm living proof." --Ha Young, a North Korean defector

I AM strong today because weak didn't suit me. I AM beautiful inside today because being ugly was horrible. I AM kind, generous and loving today because I've been poor, broken and unloved. I AM who I am today because of my yesterdays and I don't regret one single day.

I close my eyes and think of what might be possible. And, in my mind, I see fireworks over the Hudson.

I continue to marvel at the reluctancy of people to look into the mirror and see all the darkness that's within them: all the deceit, the dishonesty, the insincerity, the lack, the need, the want, the lies...they would rather look upon the mural of themselves that they've painted on the wall, and stare at that inanimate portrait of beauty, all the while telling themselves that it is the mirror image of them! This is a falsity, this is unreal! It is only when you turn to the unveiled mirror and bravely face your light and your darkness at once, that you will be able to see the true image of you! How can you pull the thorns from your skin if you are too afraid to open your eyes and look at them? You must open your eyes first, look at the thorns where they are piercing your flesh, and only then can you pull them out!

What'll you do if you can't find a way to cure him?" Seth asked.Dale paused. "I'll never know that day has come, because I'll never stop trying.

Change is the mother of growth and maturity.

Poetry has its own unique language which every mind translates differently according to their own personal view.

Having the life of your dreams is simple: make conscious choices.

There may be a future for me after all and one day, I may live long enough to give this bracelet to my grandson. Willis knew he had the code as soon as he read the assignment in the blue folder. It’s in his hands now. As Tayla said, it’s the future, we don’t get to know how it ends.

...What you fear will not go away; it will take you into yourself and bless you and keep you. That's the world, and we all live there.

A seeker of knowledge is the search for wise words.

Everyone has a hidden agenda. Except me!

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.

Do what you love, think what you feel and live the way you want.

If you have one clean hand and one dirty, you do not get two clean hands by rubbing them together.

Never let the weight of challenges and the duration of your dreams scare you to give up.

Never pray for life to be easier, but pray for courage to go on and still enjoy every moment of beauty.

Perhaps in the stillness of a summer night they will feel compelled to walk barefoot down a moonlit country road and search for the magic that connects all beings in the Circle of Life.

The best form of saying is being

Beauty is the expression of the hearts truth.

Being aware is being aware of one's own mind and the games it plays on itself.

When you step up to being excellent, use hard work and determination as the powerful force they are. By also being devoted and persistent, over time it will reward you with sparkling success.

Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

They say the truth will set you free, but what they neglect to mention is what happens when the truth isn't what you want to hear.

I arrived, I saw humans and I saw through their faces. Nothing ever changes but the light in their eyes. For I too have buried my demons today, without knowing what might remain beneath the face of tomorrow.

Fear is natural, but love is eternal. Never be fearful of love.

Be courageous! Never fear to take a chance.

Love is the creative force of this universe.

The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were; lying about it, trying to be somebody else.

The most important thing is to hold on, hold out, for your creative life, for your solitude, for your time to be and do, for your very life.

Life has no victims. There are no victims in this life.No one has the right to point fingers at his/her past and blame it for what he/she is today. We do not have the right to point our finger at someone else and blame that person for how we treat others, today.Don’t hide in the corner, pointing fingers at your past. Don’t sit under the table, talking about someone who has hurt you. Instead, stand up and face your past! Face your fears! Face your pain! And stomach it all! You may have to do so kicking and screaming and throwing fits and crying- but by all means- face it!This life makes no room for cowards.

As an author, I want to write what I’m inspired to write. Not what my readers want me to write. I feel like the books will ultimately be better if my heart is fully into what I’m writing.

Life isn't about who you are. Life is about who you become.