Inspiring Quotes Quotes

“A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmare
to the jeweled vision of a life started anew.”
― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

“Quiet people have the loudest minds.”
― Stephen King

“Everything is within your power,
and your power is within you.”
― Janice Trachtman, Catching What Life Throws at You: Inspiring True Stories of Healing

“Try and fail, but never fail to try!”
― Jared Leto

“In the pain, I imagine bliss.
My thoughts are like wind, rushing, curling into the depths of myself, expelling, dispelling darkness.
I imagine love, I imagine wind, I imagine gold hair and green eyes and whispers, laughter
I imagine
Me
extraordinary, unbroken the girl who shocked herself by surviving, the girl who loved herself through learning, the girl who respected her skin, understood her worth, found her strength
s t r o n g
s t r o n g e r
strongest
Imagine me
master of my own universe
I am everything I ever dreamed of”
― Tahereh Mafi, Imagine Me

“Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Running is still running. It doesn't matter if it's a physical move from one place to another or if it's to within yourself.”
― Katie McGarry, Nowhere But Here

“If you're reading this, I hope God opens incredible doors for your life this year. Greatness is upon you. You must believe it though.”
― Germany Kent

“The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description of words.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Know what you want and reach out eagerly for it.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Yes, a person can accept your apology and forgive you for what you’ve said, but they will never forget how you made them feel at that very moment. Words can stick in a person’s mind, heart, and spirit long after the words have been spoken. Don’t be in denial; words have GREAT power. Be wise when you speak!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.)... 'I spoke to three scholars,' [the character says 'at last.'] ...two of them said that, after death, the [sic (misprint, fault of the publisher)] just go to Paradise. The third one, though, told me to consult some verses from the Koran. [end quote]' ...I can see that he's excited. [narrator]' ...Now I have many positive things to say about Coelho: He is respectable, inspiring as a man, a truth-seeker, and an appealing writer; but one should hesitate to call him a 'literary' writer based on this quote. A 'literary' author knows that a character's excitement should be 'shown' in his or her dialogue and not in the narrator's commentary on it. Advice for Coelho: Remove the 'I can see that he's excited' sentence and show his excitement in the phrasing of his quote.(Now, in defense of Coelho, I am firmly of the opinion, having myself written plenty of prose that is flawed, that a novelist should be forgiven for slipping here and there.)Lastly, it appears that a belief in reincarnation is of great interest to Mr. Coelho ... Just think! He is a man who has achieved, (as Leonard Cohen would call it), 'a remote human possibility.' He has won lots of fame and tons of money. And yet, how his preoccupation with reincarnation—none other than an interest in being born again as somebody else—suggests that he is not happy!”
― Roman Payne

“A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“In leadership, life and all things it’s far wiser to judge people by their deeds than their speech - their track record rather than their talk” – Rasheed Ogunlaru”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Life is the only thing which can never be replaced when lost.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Master your fears before they master you.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“And there was a beautiful view,
But nobody could see.
'Cause everyone in the Island was saiyng,
Look at me! Look at me!”
― Laurie Anderson

“Stop walking with a ‘calendar’. It’s capable of ruining your fate,
by showing you the date & limiting your courage, by reminding you of your age.”
― Sujit Lalwani, Life Simplified!

“Tell them a lie big enough, they'll worship you as a sage. Tell them a truth big enough and they'll mock you.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“The 7 Secrets of Overcoming Your Haters

1. Identify your haters.
2. Study your haters.
3. Understand your haters.
4. Confront your haters.
5. Admonish your haters.
6. Avoid your haters.
7. Ignore your haters.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“We testify of what we have experienced and witnessed. May our testimony inspired others to share their story.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“Until you are clear nothing will be. The moment you are clear everything will be.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru, Soul Trader: Putting the Heart Back into Your Business

“Fall for none, rise for all.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“These are the divine days of divine miracles.”
― G. Beck

“You want change?
You have to BE the change.
You have to widen the range.
Your ideas have to be original and strange!”
― Aida Mandic, Be Careful What You Wish For

“It’s not what happens to you but how you respond to it that matters.”
― Louise Miller, The City Baker's Guide to Country Living

“The Sun didn't burn the Moon but lit up its path.”
― Faraaz Kazi, The Sun, The Moon And The Love In Between

“I want my day to look like a sunrise, radiating energy and positivity.”
― Hema Chhetri

“Mountains bewitch the mind and provide repose and great delight.”
― D. K. Khullar, Carefree in the Mountains