#inspirational

"Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness."

"It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard."

"Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about."

"Feelings are the language of the heart. Everything else is static noise."

"There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? I appeal as a human being to human beings; remember your humanity, and forget the rest."

"Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it."

"There's only one racing strategy that matters.It's the one I run by: Get in the lead and don't let anyone pass you."

"Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me."

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"

"The level of consciousness determines the deepness of thoughts and the awareness of the beauty of life."

"Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable."

"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."

"You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart or accomplished--they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where I should have been looking, too. Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love and a peaceful heart."

"Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars."

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."

"You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person."

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."

"I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable."

"It's better to have a few faithful friends than numerous shallow friendships."

"Faith is accepting what makes no sense, what we cannot prove, but know down deep in our souls is real."