life

"Life can take so many twists and turns. You can’t ever count yourself out. Even if you’re really afraid at some point, you can’t think that there’s no room for you to grow and do something good with your life."

"Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child."

"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."

"It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job."

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."

"Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life."

"Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life."

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith."

"This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is."

"Everything in life is luck."

"Life is too short to spend in negativity. So I have made a conscious effort to not be where I don't want to be."

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

"Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun."

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"Some people think that a place can save them... Like if they could just be somewhere else, their lives would be totally different. They could finally be the people they always wanted to be. But to me, a place is just a place. If you really want things to change, you can make them change no matter where you are."

"You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness."

"Be memorable. Say something unforgettable. Be silent."

"The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms."

"Nostalgia is being blind to the bad and only remembering the good. Thinking about all the love I had for her is a positively Helen-Kelleresque experience."

"It’s true, I can’t make you love me. But I can refuse to let you out of your cage."