inspiration

"Do you know why I believe in the Lord Jesus and what He says? Because He has proved to me that He has my best interests at heart. What could He do that He did not do? He already gave His life for us (Romans 5:8-10; 8:32)"

"I shut my eyes in order to see."

"Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year."

". . . when it comes down to it, that’s what life is all about: showing up for the people you love, again and again, until you can’t show up anymore."

"Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate."

"You either have to write or you shouldn't be writing. That's all."

"A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind."

"The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!"

"Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here."

"He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life."

"Others may write from the head, but he writes from the heart, and the heart will always understand him."

"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. For nothing is more precious than the life force and may the love of that force guide you as you go."

"To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground."

"If you believe you can, you might. If you know you can, you will."

"Makakapili ka ng lugar na uupuan mo, pero hindi mo mapipili ang taong uupo sa puwang sa tabi mo... Ganyan ang senaryo sa bus. Ganyan din sa pag-ibig... Lalong 'di mo kontrolado kung kelan siya bababa."

"الناس يصرون علي رؤيتي علي صوره تخالف تماما ما أنا عليه و إنهم لن يروا أبدا في مكاني سوي الشخص الذي صاغوه لأنفسهم وشكلوه وفق هواهم ليكرهوه كما يشاءون ، و إذن فإنني أكون مخطئا لو أنني تأثرت من الطريقه التي يرونني بها إذ لا يجب أن أعيرها أي اهتمام حقيقي لأنني لست أنا من يرونه علي هذه الصوره!"

"He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who reflected your own light to you? People were more often--he searched for a simile, found one in his work--torches, blazing away until they whiffed out. How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?"

"Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you."

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."