Life Quotes - Page 42

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.

Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

It’s your own expectations that hurt you. Not the world you live in. Whatever happens in the world is real. What you think should happen is unreal. So people are hurt by their expectations. You know , you’re not disappointed by the world, you are disappointed by your own projections.

My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.

Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. Once you have determined the spiritual principles you wish to exemplify, abide by these rules as if they were laws, as if it were indeed sinful to compromise them. Don't mind if others don't share your convictions. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

Simplify, then add lightness.

Life is too precious to waste it with the wrong person. You're better off alone until the right one comes along.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Atheism is a fairy story for people afraid of the Light.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can't be found.

In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway. So it would be a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly that it put off enjoying those things for which we were designed in the first place: the opportunity to do good work, to enjoy friends, to fall in love, to hit a ball, and to bounce a baby.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.

There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.

The law of life is the law of belief.