Inspirational Life Quotes

Be the person your dog thinks you are.

It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.

The one wholly true thought one can hold about the past is that it is not here. To think about it at all is therefore to think about illusions.

Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you.

Every single person who's drifted in and out of your life is a part of your divinely chosen experience. So, give thanks for all of these people, and take serious note of what they brought you.

Good ball players make good citizens.

The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does his present life become to him; because he sees more clearly and perceives more sensibly the defects of human corruption.

The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.

Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream

Always being myself and my salve, which is life. I’m not lonely, if that’s what it seems like. Always writing things down.

Negativity is never an option

When something is impossible, I do it anyway.

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.

Fear is the illusion that I have some control over the bad things that might happen to me.

Once I stop spending energy trying to prevent things I have no control over, I have a tremendous amount of energy to focus on the places where I can make a difference.

Dogs don't make mistakes.

I Intend to Take Time for Myself to Live the Life that I Came Here to Live.

Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is.

The true wisdom is to be always seasonable, and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances.

I've written poems about gifts. Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.

We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its urgency, 'here and now' without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.

One does what one can, not what one cannot.

When you give up on life, never give up on yourself, because there is so much for you to keep on giving!

The first thing you do is teach the person to feel that the vision is very important and nearly impossible. That draws out the drive in the winner.

If life be long, I will be glad, Tthat I may long obey; If short, yet why should I be sad, To soar to endless day?

It's been amazing to touch people's lives.

Dreams create desire. Desire creates determination. Determination creates distance between you and failure.

As an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious, because it’s only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark, and then it’s gone forever.

No matter how you are feeling, get up every morning and prepare to let your light shine forth.

write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.

Hope does not leave without being given permission.

A loud smile is often a fake laugh.

You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals.

One's enemy is often the best teacher of tolerance.

When you are setting yourself up for success, above all put on love, because love never fails and with one-size-fits-all solution to every situation you will ever encounter.

We choose how enthusiastically we live our time alive.

The smarter you are, the more you know, the less reason you have to trust or love or confide.

Nothing sparkly can stay.

Writing is a calling, not a choice.

Nothing stays forgotten for long, Elly. Sometimes we simply have to remind the world that we're special and that we're still here.

‎"As Oedipus learned, the more you run away from what is predetermined the more you run toward it.

Rule #3 - It's okay to believe yourself better than the rest of the planet, so long as you keep it to yourself.

What we find to love or to hate comes to us as a substitute for something else.

Look beyond yourself.

Waiting. Like it or not, it's a skill all spies have to master eventually.

And if it (life) were easier, would i have given my heart so fully to God? Put your hope in Him, and you won't be disappointed by what life offers

Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the fear which comes from the feeling of helplessness.

Katniss Everdeen, you have caused a spark, wich left unattended, may cause a spark that could cause a whole rebelion

I loved him even now, as he took a knife to my throat, as I drowned in blood, as I whispered "Cousin, you were wrong. We were born to live.

Sometimes we laugh to keep from crying, but the important thing is to laugh, every chance we get.