Random Inspirational Quotes

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

"This above all: to thine own self be true."

"The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs."

"I'm afraid of time... I mean, I'm afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really are, or to be understood myself. I'm afraid of the quick judgements or mistakes everybody makes. You can't fix them without time. I'm afraid of seeing snapshots, not movies."

"I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me."

"Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely soley upon science and reason, because these are necessary rather than sufficient factors, but we distrust anything that contradicts science or outrages reason. We may differ on many things, but what we respect is free inquiry, openmindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for their own sake."

"Before hurting an animal, feel her pain and see her tears. Then question your conscience."

"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. (quoting the Bhagavad-Gita after witnessing the first Nuclear explosion.)"

"Dialogue Knowledge compromises its truthonce it ceases to be a dialogue."

"Sweets to the sweet."

"Poor France, thy fine climate, rich vineyards, and the wishes of the learned avail nothing; thou art a destitute beggar, and not the powerful friend thou wert represented to me."

"Rebellious Fish [10w] Sometimes swimming against the current turns you into glazed salmon."

"When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice."

"When you win, nothing hurts."

"Philosophizing is simply one way of being afraid, a cowardly pretense that doesn't get you anywhere."

"Politics:Lies about the truth,or the truth about lies?"

"Where have all the Fembots gone?"

"Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it."

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."

"Full fathom five thy father lies;Of his bones are coral made;Those are pearls that were his eyes:Nothing of him that doth fade,But doth suffer a sea-changeInto something rich and strange.Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: Ding-dong Hark! now I hear them,—Ding-dong, bell."