Inspirational Quotes - Page 193

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

Being that can be understood is language.

Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?

Never say never Never is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to have restrictions placed upon it.

Part of the joy of dancing is conversation. Trouble is, some men can't talk and dance at the same time.

Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breaths away.

Belief in God is an act of faith. But so is believing our existence is simply the result of chance.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.

Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is. Who wouldn't want this? This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.

the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball

Compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

Average talent, plus hard work and dedication, will always beat talent by itself.

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

The sense of the joy in anything is the sense of Christ.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.