inspiration

"Peace is not a result inside us from everything around us. Peace is not submissive nor passive. On the contrary, peace is an overwhelming force which comes from within us, disrespectful of everything around us, a firm coalition of spirit and soul standing against all the unrest that abounds."

"You need to get out of your nest in order to fly."

"How would your life be different if…You stopped focusing on what you didn’t want and started focusing on what you do want? Let today be the day…You establish a clear intent, make a plan, and take actions towards your intent."

"I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears"

"Reach for the stars."

"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

"It is better to fill your head with useless knowledge than no knowledge at all."

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

"You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day."

"I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow."

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"One who has reached a goal no longer travels the road"(Pauline Christianity, p. 111)"

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."

"Pray for "all men."We usually pray more for things than we do for men. Our prayers should be thrown across their pathway as they rush in their downward course to a lost eternity."

"It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world."

"You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold."

"The choices one makes, not one's blood, determine one's destiny - John Steinbeck"

"Daily love and kindness are the path to a happy life."

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."

"Fear is what keeps the walls up, so open the gate and let what you want, in when you want"