inspiration

"Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their soals, and pour out peace."

"Love, as life, is a journey. Finding true love for the ever after is an amazing achievement."

"We may run, walk, stumble. drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way."

"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")"

"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."

"Sacrfice,"the captain said. "You made one. I made one. We all made them. But you were angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost. You didn't get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to."

"If people are going to be allowed to say "we love you"and "I love you", they'd better have the backbone to prove it. Love isn't just a word."

"You become what you think about all day long."

"You change your life by changing your heart."

"In life, you need either inspiration or desperation."

"Tell your story. Don't try and tell the stories that other people can tell. Any starting writer starts out with other people's voices. But as quickly as you can start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there will always be better writers than you and there will always be smarter writers than you, but you are the only you."

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity."

"Dreams are only dreams until you wake up and make them real."

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

"If you follow the ancient maps written on the stars, no person will ever understand you. So if you could read these maps, would you follow them? And forever be misunderstood? Or would you close your eyes tightly and pretend to be like everyone else?"

"We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility"(20) - Denzel Washington, "So that We Might Follow"

"The question is not how to get cured, but how to live."

"You don't always have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one -Henrietta Barett"

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

"You have to salvage what you can, even if you're the one who buried it in the first place."