Inspirational Quotes - Page 314

The intellectual scholars who keep saying 'this is wrong' and 'that is wrong', are neither scholars nor intellectuals. In reality, they are more ignorant than the layman.

There is no such thing as magic, supernatural, miracle; only something that's still beyond logic of the observer.

God is the one subject of reality. Take away the one subject and there is nothing real.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

Drowning in the majesty of the constellations is a reminder that the universe was here long before us, and it will be here long after we’re gone. When our bones become nothing but ash and earth, the world will keep on spinning. People will die, cry, love, and live as if we never were. But we are now. And that’s all that matters.In this moment, we are.Nothing but a boy and a girl. On the cusp of something greater than ourselves.Entering into the unknown and hoping we make it out the other side.With a strong sense of ourselves and only a faint idea of who we want to be.We are what we are. And we. are. now.Young, free, alive.Here, together, loved.

When you treat your failures as lessons, you can never fail.

The storm transforms the soul.

What is nobler," she mused, turning over the photographs, "than to be a woman to whom every one turns, in sorrow or difficulty?

I am the interpretation of the prophetI am the artist in the coffinI am the brave flag stained with bloodI am the wounds overcomeI am the dream refusing to sleepI am the bare-breasted voice of libertyI am the comic the insult and the laughI am the right the middle and the leftI am the poached eggs in the skyI am the Parisian streets at nightI am the dance that swings till dawnI am the grass on the greener lawnI am the respectful neighbour and the graceful manI am the encouraging smile and the helping handI am the straight back and the lifted chinI am the tender heart and the will to winI am the rainbow in rainI am the human who won’t die in vainI am Athena of Greek mythologyI am the religion that praises equalityI am the woman of stealth and affectionI am the man of value and compassionI am the wild horse ploughing throughI am the shoulder to lean ontoI am the Muslim the Jew and the ChristianI am the Dane the French and the PalestinianI am the straight the square and the roundI am the white the black and the brownI am the free speech and the free pressI am the freedom to expressI will die for my right to be all the above here mentionedAnd should threat encounter I’ll pull my pencil

Hope makes the soul glad.

The beauty of a woman is not in her facial makeup but in the kindness of her soul.

The door of opportunity is always open, but nobody bothers to push the door open. They just get tired out by knocking and then they leave.

When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.

Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love.

Just to say 'I believe' or 'I do not doubt' does not mean that you understand and see. To force oneself to see and accept a thing without understanding is political and not spiritual or intellectual.

I have a sense of exile from thought, a nostalgia of the quiet room and balanced mind. I am a writer, and there comes a time when that which I write has to belong to me, has to be written alone and in silence, with no one looking over my shoulder, no one telling me a better way to write it. It doesn't have to be great writing, it doesn't even have to be terribly good. It just has to be mine.

I would rather go swimming with great white sharks than wade in romance 'cause I can never find the courage to ask her to dinner or even to dance.

Your love awakens my spirit.

Temptation is the feeling we get when encountered by an opportunity to do what we innately know we shouldn't.

Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.

Muscle breakdowns are important for muscle growth and similarly, Life breakdowns are important for quantum Life growth

To think is good. To obsess is bad.

Nothing happens ‘to’ you, everything happens ‘for’ you.

It's not that some people have willpower and some don't... It's that some people are ready to change and others are not.

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

Passion is simply energy, and we all have energy within us which implies you already have all the passion you need within you.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

The quest for learning is the quest for self-discovery.

I am happy in every moment and every day. My happiness depends on me, not on the way.

just because you fail once, it doesn't mean you're going to fail at everything. keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself because if you don't, then who will? so keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions.

Never reward a solder for doing whats expected

Don’t leave it to chance, find success and replicate it.

I dare to dream a dream, for tomorrow I shall make it my reality!

Eagles can fly higher than other birds, but a small sparrow can evade much better and has a better chance to survive, if falls off the height. (Sentence from my ebook, Tora-Bora mountains)

Understanding is a power greater then knowledge.

The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.

Living in love, gratitude and forgiveness, is peaceful and spiritually rejuvenating. Living under the emotional constraints of anger and resentment is draining and toxic to heart and soul. It can be difficult to let go of past hurts, but it can also be freeing and uplifting. More and more, i choose to live in love, gratitude and forgiveness.

True repentence is to depart from evil. A return to God, seeking his grace for power to obey him.

You can conquer any aggressive action, with restraint and patient.

Strive through your adversities with a tenacious mindset and a sincere heart and there shall surely be a great end when you get to the end unrelentingly. You shall surely leave a noble mark when you endure to the end and you shall surely smile in the end and ponder over how the journey to the end was. Note; there is no sweet fruit that is not the product of the dirty soil. No matter what, keep moving on!

All of Christ’s philosophical ideas can be compressed into one simple phrase – Love thy neighbor.

The world should have been in Technicolour, but seemed more like black and white.

Self love is the elixir of an immortal heart.

Love is waiting for you, lifting her hand, open your heart and accept it.

I have converted the machinery of my fate into the servant of my will.

Beauty is what you make of it. It is undefined and limitless.

You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

A ray of light made a rainbow through the mist. [His] words had given her a small glimmer of hope — the kind of hope she thought had disappeared from her life forever.

Most often we are victims by our own choice.

Just because life is full of craziness doesn't mean you must go crazy. You can experience outer chaos and still find inner peace. Nothing even needs to change outside of you for you to find calm inside of you. This inner calm is available at all times. Just breathe.

Motherhood unwittingly molds us into all we are now, or are - destined to be.

Your actions reveal your thoughts.

Who are the learned? Those who practice what they know

Seriously: Do you want to spend your working life simply being satisfied? When you look back on 50 years spent in business, do you want to be able to say, “Well, I was satisfied"?? No! Make happiness your goal. As in, “Let’s make this a workplace where people are happy to work." As in, “I’ve been working for 50 years now, and it absolutely rocks! To me work is challenging, stimulating and just plain fun.

I do not fight with enemies, I try to help them and love them for their ignorance.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

The highest prayers lift you out of the lowest places.

I will tell these stories...because to do anything else would be something less than human. I speak to these people, and I speak to you because I cannot help it. It gives me strength, almost unbelievable strength, to know that you are there. I covet your eyes, your ears, the collapsible space between us. How blessed are we to have each other? I am alive and you are alive so we must fill the air with our words. I will fill today, tomorrow, every day until I am taken back to God. I will tell stories to people who will listen and to people who don't want to listen, to people who seek me out and to those who run. All the while I will know that you are there. How can I pretend that you do not exist? It would be almost as impossible as you pretending that I do not exist.