Inspiration Quotes - Page 209

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.

Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is. Who wouldn't want this? This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.

the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball

Compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

Average talent, plus hard work and dedication, will always beat talent by itself.

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

The sense of the joy in anything is the sense of Christ.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.

Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. When I'm not feeling my best I ask myself, 'What are you gonna do about it?' I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

What I really enjoy is not you; it's something that's greater than both you and me. It is something that I discovered, a kind of symphony, a kind of orchestra that plays one melody in your presence, but when you depart, the orchestra doesn't stop. When I meet someone else, it plays another melody, which is also very delightful. And when I'm alone, it continues to play.

Do you want a sign that you're asleep? Here it is: you're suffering. Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch with the truth. Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth, that you might understand that there's falsehood somewhere, just as physical pain is given to you so you will understand that there is disease or illness somewhere. Suffering occurs when you clash with reality. When your illusions clash with reality, when your falsehoods clash with truth, then you have suffering. Otherwise there is no suffering.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom.

We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.