life

"Life is all about having a good time."

"You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world."

"In the end,The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go."

"Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain."

"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny."

"The continuous narrative of existence is a lie. There is no continuous narrative, there are lit-up moments, and the rest is dark."

"Once you leave out all the bullshit they teach you in school, life gets really simple."

"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear."

"I'm always happy when I'm surrounded by water, I think I'm a Mermaid or I was a mermaid.The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective… it humbles you and makes you feel almost like you’ve been baptized. I feel born again when I get out of the ocean."

"Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending."

"I urge younger artists to know that you don't have to be anything you don't want. You can do whatever's comfortable for you. From the music I make, to the things I do in my life, I'm true to my R&B core. I have the capability to make pop records and crossover, but that's not my aim."

"If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward you, and how mercifully He has tried to bring you out of your sinful life, to break your attachment to the things of earth and draw you to His love."

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."

"The best things in life make you sweaty."

"There are only a few notes. Just variations on a theme."

"The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.I broke something, Old Man.How badly is it broken?It's in a million little pieces.I'm afraid I can't help you.Why?There's nothing you can do.Why?It can't be fixed.Why?It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces."

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."

"Reading makes you ready for the world. A man who doesn’t read is a man who is easily deceived. You must find that man and make him sign a contract, and you must do it before Satan does. Trust me, the profits are HUGE!"

"Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life."

"If you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity."