Random Inspirational Quotes

"You can't just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality."

"Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self."

"Knowing is not enough. You must accept My blessings in order to attain a better life. You must embrace a higher level of consciousness."

"How easy it was to capitalize on a person’s own bent for self-destruction; how simple to nudge them into non-being, then to stand back and shrug and agree that it had been the inevitable result of a chaotic, catastrophic life."

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

"What I've come to know is that in life, it's not always the questions we ask, but rather our ability to hear the answers that truly enriches our understanding. Never, never stop learning."

"Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine."

"There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham."

"The past has no power over the present moment."

"What a treacherous thing to believe that a person is more than a person."

"I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and no color--something which exists before all forms and colors appear... No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a self-centered idea."

"Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry."

"Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game."

"Mind is a flexible mirror, adjust it, to see a better world."

"Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away."

"The road ahead is long and there will be many setbacks. Success is not assured… but the price of failure has never been this high."

"I network like a salmon in a bear costume. Why swim upstream when the honeybee has all the flowers? Is anything more romantic than roses on a grave?"

"Beware the religion that turns you against another one. It's unlikely that it's really religion at all."

"The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world."

"The friends you make in college are friends you'll have for life, even if you don't talk for years at a time."