inspiration

"Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it."

"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."

"Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.Patient with both friends and enemies,you accord with the way things are.Compassionate toward yourself,you reconcile all beings in the world."

"My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests."

"You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down"

"I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts."

"Everything that is done in this world is done by hope."

"Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are."

"At times, it can feel like the loneliest place on Earth, because it’s just us. Alone with our unanswered prayers"

"I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing."

"You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was meant to be wooed and won by youth."

"Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be."

"Answered prayer is the interchange of love between the Father and His child."

"Your past must die for your future to live."

"Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself."

"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself."

"Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are."

"What fire does not destroy, it hardens"

"What have you gained since you haven't prayed? What will you lose if you pray?"