Famous Quotes

"I am an optimist... I choose to be. There is a lot of darkness in our world, there is a lot of pain and you can choose to see that or you can choose to see the joy. If you try to respond positively to the world, you will spend your time better."

"Nobody gets praised for the right reasons."

"Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others."

"When God had made The Man, he made him out of stuff that sung all the time and glittered all over. Some angels got jealous and chopped him into millions of pieces, but still he glittered and hummed. So they beat him down to nothing but sparks but each little spark had a shine and a song. So they covered each one over with mud. And the lonesomeness in the sparks make them hunt for one another."

"Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience."

"God is whispering in your heart, in the whole existence, just tune your ears."

"You have forgotten the Onewho doesn't care about ownership,who doesn't try to turn a profitfrom every human exchange."

"In your own life it's important to know how spectacular you are."

"No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone."

"I can tell you I love you as many times as you can stand to hear it, but all it does is remind us that love is not enough. Not even close."

"This was not a fearie tale. This was not the movies. This was life. It hurt more. It was excruciating. It was excruciatingly beautiful."

"A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise."

"But there's always a first time for everything"

"Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world."

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -- always with the same person."

"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones."

"Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work."

"Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!"

"I do like the world quite a lot."

"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."

"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another."

"Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure"