Famous Quotes

"The moment you become miserly you are closed to the basic phenomenon of life: expansion, sharing. The moment you start clinging to things, you have missed the target--you have missed. Because things are not the target, you, your innermost being, is the target--not a beautiful house, but a beautiful you; not much money, but a rich you; not many things, but an open being, available to millions of things."

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."

"You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore...But let there be spaces in your togetherness...Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not of the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music."

"The greatest thing about dreams is they don’t expire. They can lay dormant for years and when you pull them out and dust them off, they shine like new."

"God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road."

"I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket."

"Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet."

"If you feel far from God, guess who moved?"

"We're miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentment and mortality."

"Pressure makes diamonds"

"Love has no limitations. It cannot be measured. It has no boundaries. Although many have tried, love is indefinable."

"My sun sets to rise again."

"There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things."

"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate."

"Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else."

"A woman can't do anything about her appearance. Either she's pretty or she isn't. But her character is quite another matter."

"She was broken from moment to moment, watching her world collide she felt lost inside herself. She fell apart for a passion that flamed beneath her. She waited and died a hundred times, it dripped from her pores. The moment she let go, she soared over the stillness like the star she was born to be."

"Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made."

"I change the world, the world changes me."

"Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom."

"just because you fail once, it doesn't mean you're going to fail at everything. keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself because if you don't, then who will? so keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."

"The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise."