Random Inspirational Quotes

"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature."

"Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable."

"An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional."

"I ate a pound cake today, but I gained two."

"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."

"I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people."

"You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions."

"The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art."

"Man corrupt everything, say Shug. He on your box of grits, in your head, and all over the radio. He try to make you think he everywhere. Soon as you think he everywhere, you think he God. But he ain't. Whenever you trying to pray, and man plop himself on the other end of it, tell him to git lost, say Shug. Conjure up the flowers, wind, water, a big rock."

"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."

"Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs."[Time Magazine, October 31, 1977]"

"it is (often) the quiet gesture which carries the most significance - the one which suddenly directs the symphony."

"I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me."

"Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness."

"Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to."

"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."

"I have a deep respect for shallow pockets. They keep politicians honest."

"At times , he didn't understand the meaning of the Koran's words . But he said he liked the enhancing sounds the arabic words made as they rolled off his tongue . He said they comforted him , eased his heart . "They'll comfort you too . Mrariam jo , "he said . "You can summon then in your time of your need , and they won't fail you . God's words will never betray you , my girl . (pg.17)"

"Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?"

"I'm pretty much looking for beauty all the time. It just seems like some days the light is better to see it."