Random Inspirational Quotes

"The darker side of the City tried to emphasize the selfish parts of me by encouraging my sense of entitlement and my desire for personal space. But God seemed to whisper that the alternative existed: to let Him grow humility and concern for others in a way I had never experienced, to live out His peace amid whirling chaos. (p.67)"

"Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering."

"Every day is not a day to master but an adventure to experience."

"No matter where it is in the sky... No matter where you are in the world... the moon is never bigger than your thumb. -John"

"Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw."

"You will never get everything in life but you will get enough."

"Now, Max, I think we both know your parents aren't missionaries."I opened my eyes wide. "No? Well, for God's sake, don't tell them. They'd be crushed. Thinking they're doing the Lord's work and all."

"Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those 'Nutty Professor' movies."

"Nothing remains forever, only thing that remain forever is romantically stupid word forever."

"Fodder for Poets [10w] Childhood memories are the most seminal sustenance for creating poetry."

"Death is the only wise advisor that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your death and ask if that is so. Your death will tell you that you're wrong; that nothing really matters outside its touch. Your death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet."

"Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for training."

"Insecurities have the ability to shape and mold our minds to live with everything that’s bad; like crying on the inside, while smiling on the outside…thus creating pain…but, alas, I have the answer; forget about what you thought and enjoy (embrace) what you feel"

"That's the funny thing about religion: it doesn't matter what you say, you're going to upset someone."

"She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship."

"Unpacking books is a revelatory activity."

"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet."

"Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II."

"God is the name we give to the science we don't understand. Science is the name we give to the God we don't understand."

"Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other."