Because…sometimes I think you meet people and they make you better, even if you're not with them forever.
Sometimes you have to grow up before you appreciate how you grew up.
My goal is not to frighten you. My goal is to make you fight your fears.
Two things I can't stand - sitting and sleeping.
In order for you to receive, someone else has to give. That's called sacrifice.
Greed is supported by an endless cast of what - ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality.
Only those who never stand up, never fall down.
Misunderstanding of divine truths or lack of understanding are the only things that may prevent a man from becoming God's representative on earth
The whole hard work in achieving any goal is not in the means of achieving greater heights, but in the courage in fulfilling the simple yet daunting tasks.
Mindfulness allows you to face the past with courage, whether it is scarred with pain or caressed with joy, and it gently holds you in the safe haven of the present without allowing you to become...
Young people sometimes use their innocence as an excuse to be unwise.
It is the man who loves reading books who gets to know himself
Patience is seeing each step as a journey rather than seeing a journey as a thousand steps.
Getting to the destination you desire involves walking in the right direction. You can't board a jet to enlightenment, and thank God for that. Otherwise, when you jumped off the plane, you'd proceed...
A smile costs nothing. So don't waste it!
Hope to sin only in the service of waking up.
Never plant a seed that seems good to the eyes; instead, plant a seed that will provide shade in the sunlight.
Great grace is the power of great thanks.
Accepting our pain is a way to say we treasure the sacred gift of life - run to your pain.
Life happens because of choices we make, if you want a better outcome; think before you create.
Bad stories can create good people, and I wanted to protect them from those bad stories so they could live with the good person they'd created without ever worrying about what I had to go through to...
While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.
Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.
Uncertainty is a temptress. We may try our best to avoid her. But what is certain is that at some point of time, she will find us. The only question that remains is whether like Medusa, she will...
I don't strive to be a perfect being. I only push to put in my best in everything that I do. I refuse to let any of my abilities to go unused.
You can never please everyone you cross paths with, but there is no excuse not to satisfy your positive inner-self.
We must recognize that our frustrations are largely due to the fact that we have not learned how to "dance" to a large part of the emotional spectrum. Being emotionally versatile is like being a good...
An emotion like anger that's an automatic response lasts just ninety seconds from the moment it's triggered until it runs its course. One and a half minutes, that's all. When it lasts any longer,...
The more you keep your door closed, the more you will rot! Open your door! Let different ideas, different beliefs, different cultures and different attitudes flow into your mind. Anything different...
Change your state of being and your experience will follow.
The Red Lion was a four-ale bar with a handful of lowbrowed sons of toil who looked as though they...
What could you do? Major Major asked himself again. What could you do with a man who looked you...
If I turned towards books, it was because they were the only sanctuary I knew, one I needed in order...
We all had to pay, but not for the crimes we were accused of. There were other scores to settle.
Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never missed. Yossarian was a lead bombardier who had been...
Why are they going to disappear him? I don't know. It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good...
the full fury of his storming countenance with its rugged overhang of gullied forehead and huge crag...
Keep in mind that when we talk of a great painting we are not really talking about anything great....
Read me back the last line. 'Read me back the last line,' read back the corporal who could take...