J.R. Ward Quotes

Another fresh new year is here. Another year to live! To Banish worry, doubt and fear, to love and give

I don't like the way recording to digital sounds.

Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.

Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.

You're looking at that chick like you want to roll her up in a taco and put your hot sauce all over her.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven't.

The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.

Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

Love is the river of life in this world.

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.

Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.

Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.

Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.

The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.

A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.

We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.

Do more than believe: practice.

The winner asks, "May I help?" The loser asks, "Do you expect me to do that?"

'If only' is the excuse of the loser; 'I can' is the affirmation of the winner.

From one king to another, know that I'm giving you the middle finger right now." And he was, with a smile.

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.

Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.

Mary frowned. A vampire doctor. Talk about exploring your alternative therapies.

In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.

Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.

Fine, dandy, she thought. Then lose the shirt, peel off those leather pants, and lie down on my tile. We'll take turns being on the bottom.

Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.

Once trust is tarnished, it is hard to restore it to its original glow.

Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

Everyone has a common, yet unique, responsibility to the future: to make the most of today.

For him , life was a coin that had disaster on one side and waiting for disaster on the other

I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.

Today's patience can transform yesterday's discouragements into tomorrow's discoveries. Today's purposes can turn yesterday's defeats into tomorrow's determination.