Inspirational Quotes ... Page 1
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"Perhaps we have to fail to learn from it, to learn how to make it better next time." - Brad Pitt
"A miracle is a shift in thinking from what we might have done in the past or should be doing in the future, to what we feel free to do right here, right now. A miracle is a release from internal bondage. Our capacity for brilliance is equal to our capacity to forget the past and forget the future." -a return to love
"The strongest people in the world are the ones who think they're weak." - Jacqueline Kelly
"This is only a possibility in a world of possibilities. There are obviously many possibilities ranging from small to large. Before long there will be short, before short there was nothing. When there was nothing, there was always the possibility of something becoming what it is." - Ani DiFranco 'Deep Dish'
"I dare you to move, I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor. I dare you to move, like today never happened, today never happened before." - Switchfoot
"have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find your way to such teachers, you will always find your way back." - Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
"Trust me...and I should know...tomorrow everything will go back to normal." - Dawson's Creek
"Remember that a little love goes a long way, remember that a lot goes forever, remember that friendship is a wise investment, life's treasures are people together realize that it is never too late, do ordinary things in an extraordinary way, have health and hope and happiness, take the time to wish upon a star, and don't ever forget for even a day, how very special you are."
"My responsibility is to do what's right. Like it or not, we stand for something. We set an example for others to follow and if we don't, then we're no better than the people we fight. " - Smallville
"once you are real, you can't be ugly except to people who don't understand." - the velveteen rabbit
"And it's hard and it hurts and it takes knowledge you don't have but will when you're finished. And you learn that you really are brave and that you really are strong and that you really can survive." -Andrea's Voice
"sometimes you have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down."
"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not."
"Of course you're gonna get your heart broken. And it isn't just gonna happen once, but a lot. That's just part of growing up, and it makes you stronger. Then you can handle it better the next time. You may not get through it yourself, but your friends will help you through it. And you'll be a stronger person because of it. Then, one day, someone will come along, and it'll all pay off, and no one will ever break your heart again."
"Until a person takes responsibility for where he is, there is no basis for moving on. The bad news is that the past was in your hands, but the good news is that the future, my friend, is also in your hands." -Andy Andrews, "The Traveler's Gift"
"Dare to look foolish. The real fools are those who never attempt anything. Dare to make mistakes. They are the best teachers you will ever know. Dare to take action. There's a risk you may fail. Yet if you take no action failure is a certainty. Dare to be fully alive. Dare to speak your mind. Dare to enjoy the beauty of the world. Dare to make a difference. Dare to love. Dare to be the person you know you can be. Dare to expect the best, with your words and actions. You'll usually get it. Dare to do what is right rather than what is convenient or expedient. It will truly make a difference in the way you see yourself, and the way others see you. You're here, with this magnificent day available to you. Dare to make it the best you can."
"you do not find peace by avoiding life." - the hours
"Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers; remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs that just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care; some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers..." - Garth Brooks
"Nobody ever said that life was gonna be fair. You're never gonna get nowhere by running scared." - Tim McGraw, "Carry On"
"But the presence of death and danger has a way of bringing you fully awake, it makes things vivid, when you're afraid, really afraid, you see things you never saw before, you pay attention to the world."
"When a dream takes hold of you, what can you do? You can run with it, let it run your life, or let it go and think for the rest of your life about what might have been."-- Patch Adams
"when you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." - arnold schwarznegger
"We can't help ourselves. We see a line, we want to cross it. Maybe it's the thrill of trading the familiar for the unfamiliar. A sort of personal dare. Only problem is, once you've crossed it's almost impossible to go back. But if you do manage to make it back across that line you find safety in numbers." - Grey's Anatomy
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"Pierre Dulaine: You can get what you want. Rock: No, some people get what they want. Pierre Dulaine: Those are the people who show up to get it." - take the lead
"there's a moment we all come to in our own time and our own space, where all that we've done we can undo if our heart's in the right place." - Garth Brooks
"The minute you start enjoying yourself and who you've become, when you walk into a room with your head in the air, the minutes you wake up and are glad to be you, the possibilities and opportunities will come knocking."
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there."
"the only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you." - tom Bradley
"Turns out sometimes you have to do the wrong thing. Sometimes you have to make a big mistake to figure out how to make things right. Mistakes are painful, but they're the only way to find out who you really are." - Grey's Anatomy
"Nathan: Every time I get to see Jamie laugh, it's a dream come true. Every time I get to hold Haley, it's a dream come true. They are my life. Quentin: Then you owe it to them to be the very best version of yourself. The version where you fight for what you want. The version where you're not afraid to be great. You're better for them when you live in your dreams, man. And there is nothing, nothing selfish about that." - One Tree Hill
"It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether or not you get back up again."
"If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain." - jimmy buffet
"I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had inside you. And it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new. And you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade." - the holiday
"What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"
"If you're feeling frightened about what comes next, don't be. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness, don't waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present, each moment, as it comes; because you'll never get another one quite like it. And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost, simply take a breath and start over. Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart... where your hope lives. You'll find your way again." - Everwood
"we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." -max du pree
"unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make, the words from your mouth will be empty, and each action will be meaningless. truth and confidence are the roots of happiness."
"That's the risk you have to take if you change: that people you've been friends with won't like the new you...but other people who do will come along." - Lisa Alther
"yes, change is scary, but it's also inevitable. It's up to you to make the best of it. I mean, it's not like opportunity is just gonna fall in to your lap." - Scrubs
"It's not brave if you're not scared." - Bounce
"Traditional rules, supply and demand--they're secondary. But to rise above those rules, to know when to break them, requires absolute personal commitment. I consider it a prerequisite for success." - Smallville
"Your life would be considerably more productive if you took some, what's that word again, oh that's it -- action." - Dawson's Creek
"This is going to be the best summer ever, right? We're here to have fun and to make friends. Because the more you have fun, the less it feels like work. I want every one of you to ask yourself - How am I going to live today, in order to create the tomorrow I am committed to?" - Middle of Nowhere
"If you play it safe in life you've decided you don't want to grow anymore." - Shirley Hutstedler
"we are told to remember the idea, not the man because a man can fail. he can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world." - V for Vendetta
"So the only thing I could think of that unites us all, that we all have in common, is that we all start out in kindergarten thinking we can be anything we want to be. And by the time we get here, we've all lost that feeling. We've all started to believe whatever our friends or our parents have told us about what we can achieve in life and who we can be. And we've forgotten about the possibility we had when we were younger. That's the one thing we all have in common, so that's what the symbol on this mural means: possibility. I painted it because I thought we all could use a little daily reminder of the fact that if you believe in yourself, even when the odds seem stacked against you, anything is possible." - Dawson's Creek
"They say a leopard can't change his spots. But some things do change. The path not taken can become a road trip. Being grounded can lead to something groundbreaking." - Gossip Girl
"it's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around."
"You'll never find the sunshine when you're followin' the rain." - Tim McGraw, "Memory Lane"
