Quotes Tagged "inspiration"

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.

Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.

Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will

Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.

The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know about yourself.

sometimes knowing when to give up is the real test of character... -annabelle granger

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy every moment of movement, as long as where we are is as good as where we'd like to be. That's not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking of what's left to be done (p. 159).

The ‘Muse’ is not an artistic mystery, but a mathematical equation. The gift are those ideas you think of as you drift to sleep. The giver is that one you think of when you first awake.

In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.

If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.

Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.

It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born-and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible.

Lots of people would be as cowardly as me if they were brave enough.

I must work harder to achieve my goal of not seeking approval from those whose approval I'm not even sure is important to me.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

We do not start as dust. We do not end as dust. We make more than dust. That's all we ask of you. Make more than dust.

How you react emotionally is a choice in any situation.