Closed mindedness is a burden that threatens your future

The most important principle for self discovery and to taste success is rather than changing other’s attitude changes your own. And always remember same sun which melts the butter also hardens the clay

Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most.

Courage is so rare nowadays, that one gets cornered for having courage of conviction and living by one’s ideals. However it is great to be cornered, since the corner with courage is never too crowded.

I am no longer scared to close my eyes and to imagine.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightly-colored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains...

Today I have nothing to do except to enjoy the garden, drink the beauty of nature, and feel the joy of love and life.

Your job is to abide in my pastureEating sweet grass and drinking pure water,And sharing both with others—That is a lamb’s business.

You have to design your own price tag for the world.

Everyone is good if you see from good side.

As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative...

Death is the reward for living

Only those who row the boat make waves

Elegance is a glowing inner peace. Grace is an ability to give as well as to receive and be thankful. Mystery is a hidden laugh always ready to surface! Glamour only radiates if there is...

The most important lesson in life is to learn to love those who are hurting you. Because those people who are hurting you, in reality they are hurting themselves. Be kind to them.

You can’t test courage cautiously.” (Annie Dillard)

Truth has a certain sound to it. Your spirit will hear it clearly and leap inside of you and you will feel hope; even if your mind is still wrestling with all the pieces.

Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know.

[A young adult novel] ends not with happily ever after, but at a new beginning, with the sense of a lot of life yet to be lived.

In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.

Apprentices Needed, Not DisciplesFor many, the knowledge of a Jesus, a Lao-tzu, a Buddha, or a Gandhi is complete and unassailable. But we do them and their vision a disservice when we follow them rather...

It is through imagination that we transcend understanding and travel into the world of possibilities.

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.

When we no longer have the strength to keep on walking, God will carry us. His strength is enough for you and I.

No one has the ability to define who you are unless you give permission.

The quality of life in our world does not depend on the conflicts that arise, but on our response to them.

In the midst of our lives we must find the One who tends to our scars, mends our hearts, and heals our souls.

God doesn’t want meaningless gifts. In fact, God doesn’t need your gifts. He doesn’t need your weekly tithe. He doesn’t need you to help your neighbor shovel. He doesn’t need anything from you. But He...

When you spend time in the presence of God, you will experience everlasting peace and joy.

Depression is a lying bastard.You’ll have better days, I promise you.

Theology, philosophy, metaphysics, and quantum physics are merely ways for God to have his smart people believe in him

If Cinderella were given a single shining epiphany (instead of a fairy godmother), she would have realized: “This is my father’s house. This is my father’s estate. I am the rightful heiress to everything here!”...

It’s not the substance of what you make known to me that’s beautiful; it’s the opening of your heart. It is the ‘yes’ in your heart to be mine. The fact that you are revealing...

Leave me, and go to another, but never stand alone

2nd step towards achieving peace is to support disarmament policies because arms fuel tensions and undermine peace and stability.

Don’t judge your success by what people think of you. You are your own success.Your determination and perserverence is what matters.

You should welcome pain; it is the greatest motivator in life.

Nothing happens ‘to’ you, everything happens ‘for’ you.

I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.

Living life ONCE is enough…if you live life RIGHT.

Freedom is a place, an area. It’s a higher place. There are some other people that are here, and things that are here which are unseen. But you first have to set yourself free and...

Despite all the sadness, violence and misery, I still believe in universal peace, goodness, and beauty of humanity.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

Ostwald was a great protagonist and an inspiring teacher. He had the gift of saying the right thing in the right way. When we consider the development of chemistry as a whole, Ostwald’s name like...

End each day in the arms of the one you love!

If you try to add to God’s salvation you subtract. If you try to add to God’s salvation you subtract. If you try to merit God’s salvation you haven’t believed at all, even if you...

We are not as frail as the strings would make us believe.

The truly adult view […] is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it. And we can make it very wonderful indeed.

Patience and passage of time do more than strength and fury.