Random Inspirational Quotes

"Diana Sporting a Remington Sendero SF II {Couplet} Over one shoulder hung a rifle, over the other swung a brace of pheasants;She was a no-nonsense breed of sniper, a viper with no time for fangs of conscience."

"I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing."

"You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind."

"Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal."

"Death is the easy part, the hard part is living and knowing you could be so much more then you’re willing to be."

"When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything - that is the definition of conviction."

"Our hope in life beyond death is a hope made possible, not by some general sentimental belief in life after death, but by our participation in the life of Christ."

"Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine."

"Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance."

"to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God."

"First, I thought, almost despairing,This must crush my spirit now;Yet I bore it, and am bearing-Only do not ask me how."

"I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like."

"it is easy to surpass a predecessor, but difficult to avoid being surpassed by a successor."

"Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views."

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"Life is not about success; life is about a journey toward happiness."

"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."

"When you can’t reach the standards of another’s heart you must ask yourself, "What value do I put on my soul that I would subject myself to such rejection?"

"I keep my motivational book collection in the fridge. Hey, Who Moved My Cheese?! Did somebody let grandpa out of his cage again?"

"That's the trouble with loving a wild thing: You're always left watching the door."