Inspiring Quotes - Page 34

There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.

So often we want happiness, but the very way we pursue it is so clumsy and unskillful that it brings only more sorrow. Usually we assume we must grasp in order to have that something that will ensure our happiness. [...] Learning to live is learning to let go.

You are not your resume, you are your work.

There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

I laugh at myself. I don't take myself completely seriously. I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to... you have to laugh, especially at yourself.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.

Whatever you put your attention on in this life, will increase in your life. As you put your attention on angels, they will begin increasingly to make their presence known to you.

Don't let these tattoos fool you. I'm straight edge. I'm a man of great discipline; I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs... my addiction is wrestling - my obsession is competition. Discipline. My name is C...M...Punk.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

My mom is definitely my rock.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say 'wow, that was an adventure,' not 'wow, I sure felt safe.'

Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

I'm an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery.

The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!

God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don't have now, we don't need now.

You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.