Famous Quotes

"The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars."

"We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!"

"Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories."

"Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I’ve said before, bugs in amber."

"The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain."

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place."

"How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living."

"Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be."

"No one here gets out alive."

"Art is the proper task of life."

"Earth's crammed with heaven...But only he who sees, takes off his shoes."

"When it's over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don't want to wonderif I have made of my life something particular, and real.I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened,or full of argument. I don't want to end up simply having visited this world."

"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."

"Challenge and adversity are meant to help you know who you are. Storms hit your weakness, but unlock your true strength."

"Some things cannot be taught"

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."

"Life, unfortunately, doesn't seem to care what we want."

"Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart."

"I seem to have run in a great circle, and met myself again on the starting line."

"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for."

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, alistening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, allof which have the potential to turn a life around."

"One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, "I love you", "I'm sorry", "I appreciate you", "I'm proud of you"...whatever you're feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it...cause a smile today for someone else...and give plenty of hugs."