Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane

The most abundant and most precious of things: Thoughts and Dreams, can be found in every corner yet as precious as diamonds.

speak less about what you have done. think more about what you can do

Black and white come together.Brown and blue come to gather.Boys and girls come with love.Straight and gay come as a dove.Jewish and Muslim, open your mind.Christian and Hindu, be very kind.Sikh and Buddist come with...

Non dobbiamo mai ridere della lotta degli altri, anche quando si tratta di qualcosa che per noi è facile o per cui non abbiamo lottato. Perché tutti noi abbiamo le nostre battaglie individuali su cui...

When dancing with a pit bull, it’s always best to let him lead.

If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

A person with the best strategy never gets angry.

He speaks to the poor, the powerless, and he mocks the rich and powerful. He isn’t the Messiah the Pharisees are looking for.

Look at your own povertywelcome itcherish itdon’t be afraidshare your deathbecause thus you will share your love and your life

The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.

I think that the most beautiful of people are like exquisite serpents— glorious sheen, glorious patterns and elaborate grace— but you do wrong to cast envy upon them, lest you want to also taste of...

The foot feels the foot when it’s touched by the ground, like the heart feels the heart when it’s no longer bound.

Think outside the square. Think for yourself don’t just follow the herd. Think multidisciplinary! Problems by definition, cross many academic disciplines.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.

Only with absolute fearlessness can we slay the dragons of mediocrity that invade our gardens.

Writing keeps death at bay. Every book I write is a triumph over death. … If we did not know we’d die, we’d wander around and sleep like cats.

I’ve attempted to flood the path with light where I could, and where I could not I’ve wanted at least to hold up a candle so that others coming this way might not stumble too...

Richness is not in wealth or earning capability, but it is in your perception.

I think humans might be like butterflies; people die every day without many other people knowing about them, seeing their colors, hearing their stories… and when humans are broken, they’re like broken butterfly wings; suddenly...

Have you ever seen the stars in the night? See them closely, they will tell you, how to be open, how to love and how to shine and twinkle without any differences and jealousy of...

Without yoga, my breast cancer experience would have been much more difficult. The trust, courage and strength one develops through the practice of yoga will set anyone up to face life’s most challenging experiences. I’ve...

The master-word is Work, a little one, as I have said, but fraught with momentous sequences if you can but write it on the tablets of your hearts, and bind it upon your foreheads.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

If you can dream it up, you can team it up.

We may always enslave ourselves to mankind if we do not clearly differentiate between showing respect to mankind from pleasing mankind

You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become.

Sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn’t mean to take.

You don’t get happiness from success. You get success from happiness.

The sweetness of dogs (fifteen) What do you say, Percy? I am thinkingof sitting out on the sand to watchthe moon rise. Full tonight.So we goand the moon rises, so beautiful it makes me shudder,...

Even if the two lovers are mature and experienced people who know that broken hearts heal in the end and can clearly foresee that, if they once steeled themselves to go through the present agony...

Do not underestimate the essent.

Artists of today can be inspired by the past, but they have to apply present methods if they want a future in music.

It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders...

Beware of advice—even this.

Kadang kita harus memilih bukan karena kita menginginkan pilihan tersebut, tapi hanya karena pilihan tersebut, segalanya akan lebih baik.

We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have...

feminism is for everybody

People inspire you, or they drain you. PICK THEM WISELY.

In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for which we have chosen this lifetime.

If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose.

Romance is the fragrance of pure love.

The people who really make you angry, control you!

Happiness gives you the freedom to enhance your ability to achieve success. Your choices in life are a direct reflection of your level of happiness. It’s the sunshine for your soul that you need in...

I remember it so well. Dying. It was the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced. I couldn’t scream because my lungs were torn apart or full of blood. I don’t know. I just had to...

Names are powerful and are prophecies of the future. The name you are called is a sign of what you are and what you would become.

None of us really has any idea how many lives we touch or what impact we have on those lives. In most cases, we will never get to see whatdifference we made, but living out...

Winners accept responsibility because acceptance of responsibility nullifies excuses.

Remember you are the perfect reflector of your mind.

Success won’t just come to you. It has to be met at least halfway.