Inspirational Quotes - Page 231

There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.

Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit.

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

Ten times a day something happens to me like this - some strengthening throb of amazement - some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.

The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both.

They never tell a lie, not a small fabrication, not a partial truth, nor any gross unreal statement. No lies at all, so they have nothing to hide. They are a group of people who are not afraid to have their minds open.

The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

When you forgive, you heal your own anger and hurt and are able to let love lead again. It's like spring cleaning for your heart.

If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.

Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind.

I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.

You can't believe one thing and do another. What you believe and what you do are the same thing.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Our God of Grace often gives us a second chance, but there is no second chance to harvest a ripe crop.

It doesn`t matter if you have a valentine or not - just love yourself and be your own.

I get that you're scared and that you've been hurt. But doing what is easy and safe is no way to live, and a life without passion and love is so far beneath what you deserve.

Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem

Alone-in moments of prayer or meditation, or simply in stillness-we breathe more deeply, see more fully, hear more keenly. We notice more, and in the process, we return to what is sacred.