Inspirational Quotes

In a choice between love and fear, choose love.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

There is no gain without struggle.

Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.

A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that "justice too long delayed is justice denied."

Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue.

I'm pretty confident about my sobriety, but I don't want to get too confident because that's when I'll crash.

Artistic inspiration ignores the law of supply and demand.

The modernist writers found despair inspirational.

The muse is blind as Cupid and skittish as Diana.

God grants us an uncommon life to the degree we surrender our common one.

Love is manifested not only through the distribution of one's possessions, but even moreso through the spreading of the word of God and helpful deeds.

There is an intimate laughter to be found only among friends

I'm so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, 'Mom! Turn the music down!'

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.

You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.

I failed so therefore I succeed.

It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim early in the morning, don't go.

A difficulty journey is more revealing of character than any discussion or analysis.

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently.

The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose.

There should be less talk. . . . What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball

... humans have such a need to break everything down into right and wrong. It never occurs to you that you've made those labels up to help you define the material-and your Self.

Say your truth-kindly, but fully and completely. Live your truth, gently, but totally and consistently. Change your truth easily and quickly when your experience brings you new clarity.

The soul conceives, the mind creates, the body experiences. The circle is complete.

I'm in my dressing room about to play to a sold-out crowd at the O2 arena in Ireland. Name a female rapper who's ever done that and I will give you $100,000.

No one really knows enough to be a pessimist.

It's easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It's only necessary to live long, speak little and do less.

To be young, really young, takes a very long time.

We can't afford to be innocent, stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation, we will be invincible.

I did not have to believe. I only had to wonder.

Since one never knows what will be the line of advance, it is always most rash to condemn what is not quite in the fashion of the moment.

Be a source of joy. And let haters complain about the world.

The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world.

University degrees are a bit like adultery: You may not want to get involved with that sort of thing, but you don't want to be thought incapable.

The value of action is that we make mistakes; mistakes show us what we need to learn.

The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to put energy into something can be remarkable. Be prepared for extra energy.

Find happiness by enjoying the journey, not by awaiting the destination.

If you marry for money you will earn every penny.

At first we hope too much and later on, not enough.

Fang took the entire family out for coffee and donuts the other night. The kids enjoyed it. It was the first time they'd ever given blood.

Change to me is like an old friend. It's not my enemy anymore. And I know it will keep coming back to visit again and again to teach me something new.

Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.

Justice is not always an open and shut case - sometimes we have to work for it. If you want peace, you must work for justice.

Climate change should be seen as the greatest challenge to face man and treated as a much bigger priority in the United Kingdom.

That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.

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