inspiration

"Time is what keeps things from happening all at once."

"I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, but the faith and the love are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing."

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

"You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time."It was something like that. From Oprah on an Oprah show. Then I believe my quote above was from Maya Angelou on the Oprah show, not Oprah herself. I had heard it before but it was on Oprah's show again 1-7-09 and she said Maya had said it."

"Some of us go full circle. Some of us blindly go nowhere. The circle doesn’t have to be very large to make a point, kick your ass and/or be entertaining. Remember that and stay light. Even the deaf know good music when they hear it."

"Knowing the precies answers is not as crucial as the certainty that the answers do, in fact, exist."

"The love that moves the sun and the other stars."

"Everyone creates realities based on their own personal beliefs. These beliefs are so powerful that they can create [expansive or entrapping] realities over and over.~Kuan Yin"

"I am not a smart man, particularly, but one day, at long last, I stumbled from the dark woods of my own, and my family's, and my country's past, holding in my hands these truths: that love grows from the rich loam of forgiveness; that mongrels make good dogs; that the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things. This much, at least, I've figured out. I know this much is true."

"When you lost sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart (Allen Walker, D-gray Man)"

"Ideas shape the course of history."

"Criticism - however valid or intellectually engaging - tends to get in the way of a writer who has anything personal to say. A tightrope walker may require practice, but if he starts a theory of equilibrium he will lose grace (and probably fall off)."

"Your dreams are worth it. Persevere. Your focus is your power. Harness it."

"Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions!"

"No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone."

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."

"Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream."

"Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind."

"Enchantment lies in everyday moments if you are observant."

"All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential."