Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Heaven has no taste." "Now-" "And not one single sushi restaurant." A look of pain crossed the angel's suddenly very serious face.
Probably the last sound heard before the Universe folded up like a paper hat would be someone saying, "What happens if I do this?"
If he'd been a hero, he would have taken the opportunity to say, "That's what I call sorted!" Since he wasn't a hero, he threw up.
Creativity ignited a spark. In that moment, I saw that art is not peripheral, beauty is not optional, but a strategy for survival.
The time had come to protest with the heart, that to deny one's genealogy with the earth was to commit treason against one's soul.
Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos.
I believe the world grows near its end, yet is neither old nor decayed, nor will ever perish upon the ruins of its own principles.
I intend no Monopoly, but a Community in Learning; I study not for my own sake only, but for theirs that study not for themselves.
You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it.
I'd be happy to have my biography be the stories of my dogs. To me, to live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness.
It will be proper to take a review of the several sources from which governments have arisen, and on which they have been founded.
There will come into every life moments of despair and the need for direction from a divine source-even an unspoken plea for help.
We should strive for steadiness, and for a commitment to God that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our lives.
If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ignorance of his danger.
This is not my phrase, but if you're stuck in the past, then you're depressed. If you're stuck in the future, then you're anxious.
It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.
Jesus Christ as only an example will crush you. You'll never be able to live up to it. But Jesus Christ as the Lamb will save you.
A School Library is Like the Bat Cave: it's a safe fortress in a chaotic world, a source of knowledge and the lair of a superhero.
You may tell the greatest lies and wear a brilliant disguise, but you can't escape the eyes of the one who sees right through you.
Wit and playfulness represent a desperately serious transcendence of evil. Humor is both a form of wisdom and a means of survival.
I like to think of myself as a fiction writer who liked art enough to write about it for a while, and then went on to his fiction.
If most writers are honest with themselves, this is the difference they want to make: before, they were not noticed; now they are.
What we focus on determines how we feel. And how we feel - our state of mind - powerfully influences our actions and interactions.
In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution.
The only person who is truly holding you back is you. No more excuses. It's time to change. It's time to live life at a new level.
Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.
There is always a place in the world for those who are willing to give of their time, energy, capital, creativity, and commitment.
Some of the most challenging moves towards health are made with the simplest of steps and that is why I wrote The Start Here Diet.
The feeble-minded, the neurotic, the criminal, perhaps, also, the artist, have unpredictability and perverted innocence in common.
At some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you want to go to law school now.
Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it... By using words well they strengthen their souls.
Any artist must expect to work amid the total, rational indifference of everybody else to their work, for years, perhaps for life.
When you grow up in a place (whether as a child or an adult) you squeeze everything out of it. You need so much when you're young.
It is no good my telling you. One never believes other people's experiencem and one is only very gradually convinced by one's own.
The answer to your prayer is not according to your faith while you are talking, but according to your faith while you are working.
Avoid getting wrapped up in things - especially status purchases - as these often come at the expense of people and relationships.
Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.
People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support
It was Shakespeare's notion that on this day birds begin to couple; hence probably arose the custom of sending fancy love-billets.
Now is all we have. Everything that has ever happened to you, and anything that is ever going to happen to you, is just a thought.
The part of you that is real, that is authentic, was never born and never dies. IT IS INFINITE. See yourself as an infinite being.
Then shift to intention. Not what I find missing in my life, but to what I absolutely intend to manifest and attract into my life.
If you believe that feeling bad will change a past event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
here's a payoff for everyone. The reason we hang on to self-defeating behaviors is because it's easier not to take responsibility.
Begin at once to live and count each day a separate life time.” - Seneca “Our lives are the sum total of the choices we have made.
I think the most common meme is that it's too difficult to change. It's too risky to change. My nature doesn't allow me to change.
Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves so, if we are lost, we can find our way back to our center.
Champion the right to be yourself; dare to be different and to set your own pattern, live your own life, and follow your own star.