#inspirational

"Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource - the minds of our children."

"feminism is for everybody"

"I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen."

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

"A lesson for all of us is that for every loss, there is victory, for every sadness, there is joy, and when you think you’ve lost everything, there is hope."

"That is how we become wise, by living each day attending to the lessons God puts in our path."

"Lean forward into your life...catch the best bits and the finest wind. Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and see how dramatically that small lean can change your life."

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way."

"Life isn't just about darkness or light, rather it's about finding light within the darkness."

"Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare."

"We must not forget the beauty of humanity. At the core of our being, we must love humanity."

"Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!"

"Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for one second without hope."

"To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,But life without meaning is the tortureOf restlessness and vague desire--It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid."

"When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror."

"Here’s the life lesson I’ve learned, Fifi: Some people are born to play the hero, and some are born to play the bad guy. Fighting your destiny only makes life harder than it needs to be. Besides, people remember the villain long after they’ve forgotten the hero."

"living eulogy.she danced.she sang. she took.she gave.she loved.she created.she dissented. she enlivened.she saw. she grew. she sweated.she changed.she learned. she laughed.she shed her skin.she bled on the pages of her days,she walked through walls,she lived with intention."

"No guts, no story."

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

"The only means by which one could attain complete happiness is to avoid living in constant expectation of it. It's the expectation that causes our unhappiness and consequent bitterness about life"