Life Quotes - Page 467

It isn't where you're born in this world, it's what you do.

In these dangerous times, where it seems that the world is ripping apart at the seams, we all can learn how to survive from those who stare death squarely in the face every day and [we] should reach out to each other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life at the end of the millennium.

Always work on extending your territory and capacity

A young man can work at excessive speed with no ill effects, but youth is unfortunately not a permanent condition of life.

You smile upon your friend to-day,To-day his ills are over;You hearken to the lover's say,And happy is the lover.'Tis late to hearken, late to smile, But better late than never:I shall have lived a little whileBefore I die for ever.

Getting fired from work is not a tragedy

The heart beneath the breastbone pumping. The blood on its appointed rounds. Life in small places, narrow crannies. In the leaves, the toad's pulse. The delicate cellular warfare in a waterdrop. A dextrocardiac, said the smiling doctor. Your heart's in the right place. Weathershrunk and loveless. The skin drawn and split like an overripe fruit.

Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.

The doctrine of waiting for confirmation is one of the greatest time killers

The tragedy of life, Howard, is not that the beautiful die young, but that they grow old and mean. It will not happen to me.

Words let you know what is in someone’s mind, deeds let you know what is in someone’s heart, and character lets you know what is in someone’s soul.

Your anger and fury at ungodliness and injustice around you is a license given to you to fulfill a purpose.

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

What's up with you? How come you're being like this?' Because it's the truth. This is the world we live in.

It's hard getting momentum riding a bike up hill... It's hard getting momentum when you're dragging around all the pain from your past.

Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.

Vivid living is your destiny! You are a being of color and light. Unleash your bliss.

You know what I was thinking about on my way home? How different my life would be if you’d made that gash a little deeper. Or how different yours would be if I’d vaulted myself off a roof nine years ago. Do you ever think about things like that? Like, if either you or I wouldn’t have made it, where would the other one be right now? It was something I thought about all the time: how death changes every remaining moment for those still living.

When your sky is covered with the clouds of sadness, smile like the sun and paint your own rainbow.

Sometimes things will not go as planned, but don't lose hope. Stay focused on whatever you are trying to accomplish. There will be a breakthrough soon. Understand that all things take time. You may not be there yet, but you're on the right path towards success.

You lose nothing if by losing a friend you win countless admirers

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel... he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men... a good ruler has to learn his world's language... it's different for every world... the language of the rocks and growing things... the language you don't hear just with your ears... the Mystery of Life... not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience... Understanding must move with the flow of the process.

I hated this. I hated knowing what I wanted and knowing what was right and knowing that they weren't the same thing.

Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth.

Those with a grateful mindset tend to see the message in the mess. And even though life may knock them down, the grateful find reasons, if even small ones, to get up.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

Life is like a magical bud hoping to bloom into a beautiful flower that will beautify humanity with her petals of love.

Your wife is smarter than you; know this, and you will live happily ever after.

The greatest life is joy of contentment.

To succeed in life you need five things – a burning desire, a willingness to do whatever it takes, wisdom, incredible effort, and a commitment to never ending improvement.

Walking in ignorance is a choice for those who find reality too hard to face.

We did all the tourist crap, but I just wanted to sit in a cafe and watch people

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

Your own chosen paths can never be wrong. It is just the intensity of your curiosity in you which is pretty low.

Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.

Our self- development is all about conquering and recreating ourselves

Discipline is more about self-control through your inner strength and less about restriction.

Perhaps the only reason why you worry in life, tarry your goals and bury your joy is that you are still bearing the untold story of you untouched, which seems to bang on the doors of your heart every time! Go and open the way, and fulfill your destiny!

It is our business to restore the earth back to God through the principles of the Kingdom.

Through social media, missing persons are found; sick persons are given chances to live a healthy life. I say, that is the modern bayanihan movement.

When you have discovered your significance, your life will now begin to move towards making a difference.

All you do out of selfish reasons is a waste

You need to claim the driver's seat," Cash said. "Never take a backseat in your own life! You gotta take that bitch by the steering wheel with all your might - even if the road is bumpy, even if there's blood under your fingernails, even if you loose passengers along the way. Only you can steer your life in the direction that's best for you.

As adults we get so entrapped in illusions and trivia, that we forget the true essence of life; and so often we need to connect with children, to understand that it is the little, priceless joys that make life beautiful and worthy.

Try smiling at people, you never know how one smile can affect their day.

The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives.

Live your best and leave the rest

If the moment is everthing, then everything is time.

faith is when music stops but you continue dancing.

Being a part of the world in a healthy, mindful, present sense means learning to have complete faith that things will work out. Living in this world means that instead of cowering away, or giving up when the going gets a bit tough, get up and keep going. You’re not here merely to survive or fight your way through the world.

Poisonous people will try to destroy you when they recognize your power this is because they fear what you might become.

If God could transcribe my heart, it'd still read "I love you".

A man begins to exist with a divine mission.

If you’re trapped in a cage, you don’t want to start being grateful for the protection of the bars. You need to be grateful that there are gaps in between them so you can see what’s on the other side.

Odd, how life makes twists and turns. I never would have guessed that I’d end up where I am now, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I wouldn’t trade this path I’m on for the whole solar system, for that matter. If I’ve learned anything these last several months, it’s that sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn’t mean to take.

Hate will cause you to "catch a case". Release yourself from your own personal jail before you are put in the real one for life! It ain't worth it!!

The truth is that this was something over which I had no control and the question is not why but what. What am I going to do with this? What am I going to make of it?

Life is like the dirt we bury our dreams and fears in. It blemishes the way. As things tend to grow by the rain of our belief or doubts.

Sooner or later in life, we will all take our own turn being in the position we once had someone else in.

… mess is the material from which life and creativity are built …