“He who angers you conquers you.” – Elizabeth Kenny
Your face is just fine, but you’ll have to put a bag over that personality.
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
When Something Bad Happens You Have Three Choices. You Can Either Let It Define You, Let It Destroy You, Or You Can Let It Strengthen You.
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself; I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.
I’m so tired of people needing a reason for doing everything in their lives. Do it because you want to. Because it’s fun. Because it makes you happy.
“My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story”. ~Johnny Depp
Everybody wants to change the world but nobody wants to change.
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire”. ~Arnold Glasow
“It’s impossible” said pride. “It’s risky” said experience. “It’s pointless” said reason. “Give it a try” whispered the heart.
“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”. ~Albert Einstein
“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kill”. ~Buddha
“Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final”. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Some people pass through our lives for a season to teach us lessons that could never be learned if they stayed.
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” ~Roald Dahl
Beauty fades faster than wisdom appears.
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain. And most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” ~Dale Carnegie
“Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.” ~Kahlil Gibran
My humanity is bound in yours, for we can only be human together.
To win that wonder of the world, a smile from her bright eyes, I fought my King, and would have hurled the gods out of their skies.
Sometimes it takes a good fall to know where you stand.
“Don’t let the past steal your present”. ~Cherralea Morgen
“It’s never too late to be who you might have been”. ~George Eliot
Sometimes you just have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way down. – Kobi Yamada
”Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” -Victoria Holt
”Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~Gandhi
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” ~Marcel Pagnol
”There’s so much grace in acceptance.. It’s not an easy concept, but if you embrace it, you’ll find more peace than you’ve ever imagined”. ~Loretta LaRoche
”I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be”. ~Ken Venturi
There’s no NEXT TIME, it’s now or never.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose”. ~Dr. Seuss
Stoop and you’ll be stepped on; stand tall and you’ll be shot at. – Carlos A. Urbizo
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else”. ~Henry Ward Beecher
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elizabeth Foley
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. ~Martin Luther King, Jr
My mother said to me, “If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general; if you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope.” Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. – Pablo Picasso
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. – M. Scott Peck
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. – William Arthur Ward
Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein
