In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says that he met God with total certainty and is not touched by a margin of uncertainty, then this is not good.
Pope FrancisFor a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
PlatoI more fear what is within me than what comes from without.
Martin LutherAlthough our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
Carl von ClausewitzThe problem with writing a book in verse is, to be successful, it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon. It has to sound easy. When you can do it, it helps tremendously because it’s a thing that forces kids to read on. You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.
Dr. SeussI don’t do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life.
RihannaAlways remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Richard M. NixonFor everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.
Jesus ChristWhen power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John F. KennedyIt didn’t even occur to me that I’m the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.
David ByrneI’m not lesbian; I’m not bisexual; I’m not straight. I’m just curious.
Alice WalkerPeople tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.
Brian EnoI feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.
DJ KhaledThe older you get, the better you get.
Sunil ChhetriWhat’s really hard is that you could care a lot for someone and not want to live with him anymore.
Alice WalkerThe more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.
Conor McGregorEveryone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‚our own life‘ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‚our own life‘ less agreeable to us, and take away the plausible sources of false happiness?
C. S. LewisI fear that many a man’s good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams.
Charles SpurgeonWork out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
BuddhaWe choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
Khalil GibranAlways do whatever’s next.
George CarlinA man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Benjamin FranklinNot to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
Alexander PopeThe mind of a 19-year-old is very different from the mind of a 26-year-old. You grow. You get into better relationships. You experience more, meet more people, better people. But when you’re in a dark hole at an earlier point in your life – you write about the mindset you’re in at that moment.
The WeekndWhen we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamTrue wealth is not of the pocket, but of the heart and of the mind.
Kevin GatesIf you live only in one culture for the first 20 years of your life, you become conditioned without knowing it.
Eckhart TolleMay I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.
Franz KafkaAn employer of mine back in the ’80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It’s a basic tell of character.
Anthony BourdainOne of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them.
Virginia WoolfI think I’m like most people – we fear the unknown and the things that have yet to come to pass, which are the very things that don’t deserve to be feared. When you give God complete control, it’s very hard not to be fearless.
RihannaI think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.
Edmund HillaryThis has always been my life and no one else’s, and that’s how it’s always been since the day I came in it.
Frank OceanPeace in the world starts with peace in oneself. If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled in their daily lives and there will be more peace.
Thich Nhat HanhStill round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
J. R. R. TolkienI never do anything that I don’t want to do.
Kevin HartMy parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
Dwayne JohnsonI’m not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange.
Lana Del ReyIf you’re not ready for everything, you’re not ready for anything.
Paul AusterUse your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.
George Bernard ShawIf you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn’t care for it in other people either.
Brene BrownWhy am I a star? It can’t be because of looks.
Clint EastwoodMy goal is to entertain myself and others.
Ray BradburyIt’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
BonoI wanted to imbue Ziggy with real flesh and blood and muscle, and it was imperative that I find Ziggy and be him.
David BowieIt is always your next move.
Napoleon HillKnow, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
EpictetusI’m not afraid to look like an idiot.
Anthony BourdainOnce you start doing only what you’ve already proven you can do, you’re on the road to death.
Jerry SeinfeldIt is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai LamaThe ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life.
Wayne DyerIn my later years, I have looked in the mirror each day and found a happy person staring back. Occasionally I wonder why I can be so happy. The answer is that every day of my life I’ve worked only for myself and for the joy that comes from writing and creating. The image in my mirror is not optimistic, but the result of optimal behavior.
Ray BradburyThe greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
William JamesIf you try to protect yourself from pain, it becomes a stone in your heart. But the more you learn to face things, the more likely that stone can become a pearl.
AuroraLike a pianist runs her fingers over the keys, I’ll search my mind for what to say. Now, the poem may want you to write it. And then sometimes you see a situation and think, ‚I’d like to write about that.‘ Those are two different ways of being approached by a poem, or approaching a poem.
Maya AngelouI am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.
Marilyn MonroeIf we are to be happy, we must first react against our tendency to follow the line of least resistance, a tendency that causes us either to remain as we are, or to look primarily to activities external to ourselves for what will provide new impetus to our lives.
Pierre Teilhard de ChardinThe spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.
Robert Baden-PowellMen must know their limitations.
Clint Eastwood