inspiration

"Dreams are shores where the ocean of spirit meets the land of matter. Dreams are beaches where the yet-to-be, the once-were, the will-never-be may walk awhile with the still are."

"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."

"You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him."

"‎"You shouldn't feel so bad about being afraid of so many things.""Why not?""Because if you weren't afraid never ever, then you couldn't be brave never ever."

"If pain is a pot of boiling water, humor can be the rising steam."

"Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary."

"Give your weakness to one who helps."

"Emerge; don’t cower.Endure; don’t run.Nurture; don’t abandon"

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."

"Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all."

"Nobody's perfect. I'm perfectly flawed."

"My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse."

"Don't let anyone take care of you. Can you maybe leave that for me to do? I mean, take care of you? Feel free to take care of me in return... because I think I'll need you to do that."

"It's not whether your glass is empty or full, it's what you do with it that really matters."

"Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence as living examples of the same... Peace ends with the unraveling of individual hope and the emergence of the will to worship violence as a healer of private and social dis-ease."

"Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way."

"May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house."

"To every problem, there is a most simple solution."

"The goal in life is not to try and live forever, but to create something that will live forever in people’s hearts."

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