#inspirational

"I am unable to believe in a God susceptible to prayer. I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits, and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds."

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."

"Nobody is good or bad. They are either strong or weak. Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations. Weak people, many a times, do not even realise how low they have fallen."

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

"It is not very difficult to build world peace. We just have to be kind to each other and treat each other with great care."

"There had been times when he knew, somewhere in him, that he would get used to it, whatever it was, because he had learnt that some hard things became softer after a very little while."

"When you are used to the kind of life -of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want."

"Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."

"If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read."

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death.[Remarks Recorded for the Opening of a USIA Transmitter, February 8 1963]"

"The mouth is made for communication, and nothing is more articulate than a kiss."

"No one invites you to the top - you have to claw your way up. When you get there, you will sit with the others who were also uninvited - giggling."

"You are magnetic, and your magnet is your love."

"On this Valentine’s Day I like to whisper in your ear the silent songs of my heart."

"Grace is the face that love wears when it meets imperfection."

"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life."

"It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world. I don't want my husband and children to come home and find a rattled woman. Our era is already rattled enough, isn't it?"

"Treat everyone with the sweetness of love and respect."

"Do your actions define who you are, or does your purpose define why you are?"

"Reading feeds the soul, writing nourishes it!"