Al Smith Quotes
There are two forces at work in the world: the power of light and the power of darkness.
This is the miracle of all miracles—when life sacrifices itself to become something greater. When it awakens to its potential and rises in power. That is true magic.
In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.
When we're constantly thinking about ourselves, our world shrinks.
Abundance in life is achieved only when we tear down walls and fill our lives with light.
In lifting another person, we also lift ourselves.
Our joy in life is inexorably determined by the degree to which we love.
We can achieve the fullest measure of life by living it for others.
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
Extreme inequality and financial crisis usually coincide. But the elite who cause it usually come out OK. And they are usually man.
No society can surely be flourishing and happy of which by far the greater part of the numbers are poor and miserable.
For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.
Love is what freed me from the cell of my selfishness.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world. In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
Do you see the light within yourself? Do you see how you have given it to others?
The only way to fight the darkness around us is to light a fire within us.
Have you spent so much time in the darkness that you cannot understand the light?
Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.
I have seen the light in the wilderness and I must follow it.
The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another...
The pumpkin is a uniquely American plant, widely regarded as one of the most magical plants in all the world.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
Faith is the deepest and truest form of magic.
Oh, my child, can you not see? You must let go of yourself. For if a seed wishes to live, it must sacrifice itself and grow outward, not inward.
You can't defeat the darkness by keeping it caged inside of you.
Don't give in to the darkness, for there is so much life ahead of you.
Truth is the greatest strength we have against the darkness.
Virtue is excellence, something uncommonly great and beautiful, which rises far above what is vulgar and ordinary.
Honesty is the only way to fight the inner demons.
There are no shortcuts through the wilderness of life.
It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.
I have learned that I always feel happier and healthier when I offer genuine love to other people.
Every man, woman, and child on this earth is a wandering pilgrim in his or her own way—each searching for a belonging place. That sense of belonging is found only as we care for one another.
We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.
You are taking things far too literally. Everything you see is merely a symbol for things you do not see. Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
Most of the people of this world are asleep in their minds.
Abraham, " he said. "I'm pleased to see you alive, old friend.""And I to see you dead.
If we have the power and the means, then we must help.
