Uplifting Quotes - Page 5

I went down on my knees and prayed to Almighty God for light and guidance and one night late it came to me this way. We could not leave (the Philippines) to themselves-they were unfit for self-government-and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain's was. There was nothing left for us to do but take them all and educate the Filipinos, and uplift and Christianize them.

After a storm comes a calm.

You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how barbarically they behaved when they were strong and were making an offer that people could not refuse.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

Your acts of kindness are iridescent wings of divine love, which linger and continue to uplift others long after your sharing.

If we have power to degrade an entire society, then we also have the power to uplift it.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

Trance is a very emotional and uplifting form of dance music. It appeals to many people in this way having such a strong connection with emotions. It makes people happy and ready to party.

Aging is an inevitable process. I surely wouldn't want to grow younger. The older you become, the more you know; your bank account of knowledge is much richer.

Words are powerful vibrations, use words to uplift your spirits and heal yourself.

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.

When ypu awaken love and laughter in your life, your mind lets go of fear and anxiety, and your happy spirit becomes the healing balm that transforms every aspect of your human experience.

what matters most is how well you walk through the fire

No pressure, no diamonds.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

'The Panorama' is also the last place anywhere in New York where the World Trade Center still stands, whole, as it stood in the early morning of September 11. I can also see the corner where I saw the first tower fall and howled out loud. Seeing the buildings again here is uplifting, healing.

No jot, iota, or tittle of the temple rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Forgiveness is the key to breaking the cycle of karma and reincarnation. Forgiveness doesn't mean: "What you did was okay." It simply means, "I'm no longer willing to carry the heavy toxic burdens of anger, resentment, and victimhood in my soul." You can work on healing, uplifting, and changing situations from a place of forgiveness, instead of from a place of resentment. Forgive yourself and everyone, and you are free!

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.