Inspirational Quotes - Page 84

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

There is no limit to beauty, no saturation point in design, no end to the material.

The past exists only in our memories, the future only in our plans. The present is our only reality.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are.

The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek therefore, not to find out Who You Are, but seek to determine Who You Want to Be.

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the adult who’s reading aloud—it’s the relationship winding between all three, bringing them together in easy harmony.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

Go as far as you can see; when you get there you'll be able to see farther.

Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.

In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.

Disco is music for dancing, and people will always want to dance.

The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

You don't have to control your thoughts; you just have to stop letting them control you.