Inspirational Quotes - Page 480

Oh my lovely moon! Touch my thirsty heart with your ocean of silvery silent love.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

What if I mess up?""Oh, you will. You'll mess up, you'll make mistakes, you'll break things. Some you'll be able to piece together, and others you'll lose. That's all a given. But there's only one thing you have to do for me.""What's that?""Stay alive long enough to mess up again.

If you are still breathing, you are not a looser as you still have opportunity to bring change.

(...) a director should tell a story that is close to his own existential experience.

You get a: "Can Do Attitude," by practicing to be excellent. Since you earn success by being determined, higher willpower is earned too. Raise yourself to excellence.

With domineering hand she moves the turning wheel,Like currents in a treacherous bay swept to and fro:Her ruthless will has just deposed once fearful kingsWhile trustless still, from low she lifts a conquered head;No cries of misery she hears, no tears she heeds,But steely hearted laughs at groans her deeds have wrung.Such is a game she plays, and so she tests her strength;Of mighty power she makes parade when one short hourSees happiness from utter desolation grow.(A Consolation of Philosophy, Book II, translated by V.E. Watts)

If we constantly focus only on the stones in our mortal path, we willalmost surely miss the beautiful flower or cool stream provided by theloving Father who outlined our journey. Each day can bring more joythan sorrow when our mortal and spiritual eyes are open to God'sgoodness. Joy in the gospel is not something that begins only in thenext life. It is our privilege now, this very day. We must never allowour burdens to obscure our blessings. There will always be moreblessings than burdens--even if some days it doesn't seem so. Jesussaid, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have itmore abundantly." Enjoy those blessings right now. They are yours andalways will be.

Consciousness is very personal like happiness, sadness, or awareness. You can only feel it and you cannot see it. It does not follow any quantum rules. It has no weight or dimension and does not occupy any space. Consciousness has no beginning and no end.

I'm gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up," she told Hazel solemnly.Hazel Smiled and ruffled her hair. "That's a good thing to be, Julia.""Although," Frank said. "Frank Zhang would be good too.

The best dreams are had while awake.

You are the only person that you'll have for the rest of your life. Cherish yourself. Treat yourself with kindness. Love yourself. Be your own caretaker.

Success depends on your choices and actions.

...if a man’s thirst is quenched by power, then all other desires are of no worth to him.

there is no moment more precious than the exact moment you are living now

Resources don't last forever. They must either be USED, MANAGED or they will be WASTED.

Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.

Bad in good and good in bad, see the life you could have had? Your life is the keyhole, and you are the key, don’t look back, NOW choose to be happy!”Deetkatu, Meet the Little People…An Enchanting Adventure

Love at first sight is a polite phrase used when one wants to fuck a stranger.

But when a cut is deep, it’s still just flesh beneath.

Stop worrying about being that perfect person because no one is perfect. Put your focus on being that right person that will love, understand, and care for that other.

Religion is for those who are without the pure knowledge of the Almighty true God- Jehovah the Creator of the Heavens and the earth..it is also for those who are ignorant of the fact of who God is and are neither founded in Him nor allign themselves to His righteous standards...but are lovers of sins and every acts and pleasures that does not glorify Him. Christianity is not a religion and will never be. It is a relationship consisting of our being in unity with Jesus Christ and with others...tuned and under the banner of Christ-likeness, upholding justice and righteousness.

All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.

Never go for someone that represents something that is more of a fantasy than reality in this crazy world of lonely people, unless it is for the shortest time possible, and unless you have clearly figured out an exit strategy.

If I have found favor in thy sight, and if it be possible, and if I be meet therefore, shew me then whether there be more to come than is past, or more past than is to come.

Don't let anyone make you believe that without their support you can't make it, hey look up, help is coming from unexpected places. Cheer up!

We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody's.

To every woman waiting for her knight in shining armor, don't lose hope. He will come. In the mean time, don the armor, shine bright and be your own knight.

Summer was on the way; Jem and I awaited it with impatience. Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the tree house; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.

If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better.

When you weep, Jesus weeps with you. And together you enter into the dance of tears. The dance of tears with Jesus is a precious intimacy He shares only with those who have known deep suffering. In the dance of tears, Jesus shares your pain. He carries your deep sorrows in His everlasting arms. And He ultimately turns your mourning into dancing. He revives and saves your crushed spirit. What a blessed comfort in our deepest darkness to know the One who shares the depth of every pain and loss, every joy and gladness. Jesus, He is the One.

It's all about how you feel, not how you look

Persistence is the pillar of success.

A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.

Where our thoughts dwell, so becomes our reality. Choose wisely!

Our job on earth isn't to criticize, reject, or judge. Our purpose is to offer a helping hand, compassion, and mercy. We are to do unto others as we hope they would do unto us.

A smile is the prettiest dance of your soul.

What we accept as reality is primarily a construction of our imagination.

Plant the seeds of trust and compassionMake caring and sharing a life's missionHold hand with dreams of greatness Peace will grow with beauty and fragrance.

Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa

Unconditional love is the greatest gift of all" ~ The Soul Bearers, by Sylvia Massara

They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true. What they don't tell you is that when it starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up.

Remind yourself of how awesome you are by celebrating your experiences and moments.

It's always amazing how when we're sure we've lost something for good, it winds up finding us.

One soul, the Saviour, changes the course of history.

As Christmas approaches remember all that you have experienced - has not been in vain.

When you have grace to speak kind words, declare the sacred-words.

If you want a happy Christ-centered marriage, you must be centered in Christ!

Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don't care but because they don't. A person's actions will tell you everything you need to know. Love yourself enough to say goodbye to those who don't make time for you or don't know how to love you back. Let go of what hurts, even if it hurts to let go." ~ Jennifer Green

There is nothing ordinary in life because life itself is mystical, magical, and extraordinary.

On a basic level- everything we say- essentially anything that comes out of our mouths is a rationalisation in some form or another

We must not only observe but listen to the sound of nature.

Finding your bliss can make survival seem like. And a strange thing happens along the way when you love what you are doing: you become good at it.

Whatever is supposed to make you rich is well within your reach

Stories, whether they're good or bad, are expressions of interactions within society. Some may be seen as 'boring', but in their own right, they are still stories to explored. People throughout life have more exciting endeavours than others, and that can be the same for stories. It's just a matter of segregating comparisons between the senseless and the thoughtful. The norm and the unbiased. We are what we are. As are stories.

Though I am a lot of things, most importantly I am human.

The only difference between me and a famous writer is that I do not want to be famous.

Inner peace is the sacred-strength of peaceful existence.

At times there's something so precise and mathematically chilling about nationalism.Build a dam to take away water AWAY from 40 million people. Build a dam to pretend to BRING water to 40 million people. Who are these gods that govern us? Is there no limit to their powers?

Before you give up, let the hope shine again.