inspiration

"When a man finds this kind of woman, he will go all out for her knowing that she will not be a letdown."

"The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song."

"If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that--warm things, kind things, sweet things--help and comfort and laughter--and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all."

"Quella vita ch'è una cosa bella, non è la vita che si conosce, ma quella che non si conosce; non la vita passata, ma la futura. Coll'anno nuovo, il caso incomincerà a trattar bene voi e me e tutti gli altri, e si principierà la vita felice. Non è vero?"

"Not being heard is no reason for silence."

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return"

"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."

"I do like the world quite a lot."

"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."

"Are you going to allow the world around you to change while you remain stagnant? Make this the time you throw away old habits that have hindered your happiness and success and finally allow your greatest self to flourish."

"You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be."

"Very often in everyday life one sees that by losing one's temper with someone who has already lost his, one does not gain anything but only sets out upon the path of stupidity. He who has enough self-control to stand firm at the moment when the other person is in a temper, wins in the end. It is not he who has spoken a hundred words aloud who has won; it is he who has perhaps spoken only one word."

"Seindah apa pun huruf terukir, dapatkah ia bermakna apabila tak ada jeda? Dapatkan ia dimengerti jika tak ada spasi? Bukankah kita baru bisa bergerak jika ada jarak? Dan saling menyayang bila ada ruang?"

"There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves"

"But that initial, comet-blazing-across-the-sky, Big Idea is only the beginning. Each book is composed of a mosaic of thousands of little ideas, ideas that invariably come to me at two in the morning when my alarm is set for seven."

"It was stupid to hope, she knew. But sometimes hope was all you had."

"After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?"

"The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be."

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win."

"Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus!"