Shareen Ghabrial > Shareen's Quotes

“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands."

(As quoted on BookRiot, June 18, 2013)”
― Neil Gaiman

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“God has promised us abundance, peace, and eternal life. These treasures are ours for the asking; all we must do is claim them. One of the great mysteries of life is why on earth do so many of us wait so very long to lay claim to God's gifts?”
― Marie T. Freeman

“Be still, and in the quiet moments, listen to the voice of your heavenly Father. His words can renew your spirit - no one knows you and your needs like He does.”
― Janet L. Weaver Smith

“And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
― The Bible (Isaiah 58:11)

“Being different is not a problem or something that you should be ashamed of, but not being yourself is definitely a problem. Don't you ever think that you have to pretend to be someone that you are not. Be yourself. You are perfect the way you are. Just know that.”
― Nabeela Zahid

“If you are going to magnify something, don't magnify your problems; magnify your God. Talk about His greatness, talk about His favour.”
― Joel Osteen

“There is a time in life when you expect the world to be always full of new things. And then comes a day when you realise that is not how it will be at all. You see that life will become a thing made of holes. Absences. Losses. Things that were there and are no longer. And you realise, too, that you have to grow around and between the gaps, [...]”
― Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk

“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
― Will Rogers

“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“God is about to do a new thing. He’s not going to leave you at a deficit. He sees what you’ve been through and He’s going to make up for it. He’s going to breathe new life, new passion, new opportunities, new vision. You haven’t seen the best version of you yet.”
― Joel Osteen

“bedtime affirmation and telling myself that I was going to wake up feeling energized in the morning:  “Thank you for giving me these five hours of sleep tonight. Five hours is exactly what I need to feel rested and energized in the morning. My body is capable of miraculous things, the least of which is generating an abundance of energy from five restful hours of sleep. I believe that I create my experience of reality, and I choose to create waking up tomorrow feeling energized and excited to take on my day, and I’m grateful for that.” ”
― Hal Elrod, The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM

“Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart