"if I meet a 100 year old man and have something teach him, I will teach.. if I meet an 8 year old boy and he has something to teach me, I will learn."
"Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive." - Scott Adams
"Getting ahead in a difficult profession -- singing, acting, writing, whatever -- requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows and unfair reversals. When I think back to those first couple of years in Rome, those endless rejections, without a glimmer of encouragement from anyone, all those failed screen tests, and yet I never let my desire slide away from me, my belief in myself and what I felt I could achieve." - Sophia Loren
"I'm always wishing... even in non-eyelash moments." - Felicity
"It's the possibility that keeps me going...and though you may call me a dreamer or fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible." - Nicholas Sparks, 'The Notebook'
"I'm really into whatever comes my way, really, and never plan what i want to do, but I'll always take a part that makes me feel good." - ethan embry
"My will shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no [wo]man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny."
"There's no point to any of this. It's all just a...a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know...a quarter-pounder with cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, the moment where your laughter becomes a cackle." - Reality Bites
"I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage. I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true." - Arsenio Hall
"i want to appreciate the times when moments are made into memories. i want to embrace them, cherish them, and never forget that they come so few and so far between. i know that wherever life takes me these moments will always follow. they remind me of what's truly important. It's not just life but living. It's the journey, the destination, and all the points i see between. and i must admit i like what i see."
"i try to speak but the tears choke the words and i think i finally know what they mean when they talk about joy." - mineral
"everything i do is judged, and they mostly get it wrong. but oh well 'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged, and the woman who lives there can tell the truth from the stuff that they say." - ani difranco, 'joyful girl'
"i know that there's no grand plan here; this is just the way it goes. and when everything else seems unclear, i guess at least i know." - ani difranco
"you know I live in a world full of hope, not a world full of hype. I ain't no saint, I help myself to what I need, but I help other people too -- y'know I sleep soundly." - ani difranco, 'egos like hairdos'
"i've made more mistakes than i can count upon my fingertips. i have been ashamed and i have felt guilty as all sin. counting every tear that drops cannot account for any loss. i'll let the past remain behind me now... fill it up with goodness; i'll drink it down with love." - jann arden, 'never give up on me'
"yeah, yeah, yeah, i'm so pretty -- gonna ask myself to my prom." - jann arden, 'best dress'
"i've got money in my pocket. i like the color of my hair. i've got a friend who loves me. got a house, i've got a car, i've got a good mother -- and her voice is what keeps me here." - jann arden, 'good mother'
"To my parents. Who taught me that love doesn't conquer all. That love ends. And then it begins again." - dawson's creek
"But when I came home, I'd lost the guy. My soul-mate. It was like having an organ, my heart, literally ripped from my body. All I could feel was cold and empty... my future, slipping away... You see, I lost my love -- but I was determined not to lose my life." - dawson's creek
"but blind optimism is one of my faults." - dawson's creek
"There's nothing like the warmth of a summer afternoon, walking to the sunlight, and being cradled by the moon. Catching fireflies at night, building castles in the sand... kissing Mom's face goodnight, and holding Daddy's hand. Thank you, Lord. How could I ask for more? Running barefoot in the grass, a little hide and seek. Being so in love that you can hardly eat. Dancing in the dark, when there's no one else around. Being bundled 'neath the covers, watching snow fall to the ground. Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more? So many things I thought would bring me happiness, some dreams that are realities today... such an irony the things that mean the most to me are the memories that I've made along the way. So if there's anything I've learned from this journey I am on, simple truths will keep you going, simple love will keep you strong. cause there are questions without answers, flames that never die. Heartaches we go through are often blessings in disguise. So thank you Lord, oh thank you Lord. How could I ask for more?" - Cindy Morgan
"I used to be afraid of so many things... that I'd never grow up, that I'd be trapped in the same place for all eternity, that my dreams would forever be shy of my reach. It's true what they say. Time plays tricks on you. One day you're dreaming, the next your dream has become your reality. And now that this scared little girl no longer follows me wherever I go, I miss her. I do. 'Cause there are things I wanna tell her-- to relax, to lighten up, that it is all going to be ok. I want her to know that meeting people who like you, who understand you, who actually accept you for who you are, will become an increasingly rare occurrence. Jen, Jack, Audrey, Andie, Pacey, and Dawson. These people who contributed to who I am, they are with me wherever I go, and as history gets rewritten in small ways with each passing day, my love for them only grows. Because the truth is... it was the best of times. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned, but all of that has receded into fond memory now. How does it happen? Why are we so quick to forget the bad and romanticize the good? Maybe it's because we need to believe that the time we spent together actually meant something, that we were there for each other in a time in our lives that defined us all, a time in our lives that we will never forget. I can't swear this is exactly how it happened. But this is how it felt." -Dawson's Creek
"From now on I hope always to stay alert, to educate myself the best I can. But lacking this, in the future I will relaxed turn back to my secret mind and see what it has observed when I thought I was sitting this one out. We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury
"I never want to say my best days are behind me." -New End Original
"with a fantasy like this, who wants the truth?" - bed of roses
"There are millions of people out there. But in the end it all comes down to one. I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe. But I know there's something beautiful in all my imperfections. A beauty in which he held out for me to see, a strength that can never be taken away." - Crazy/Beautiful
"i've seen spirits, i've met angels, i've touched creations beautiful and wondrous... i've been places where i question all i think i know... i believe this could be heaven…" -Tracy Chapman
"well i never lived the dreams of the prom kings and the drama queens... I'd like to think the best of me is still hiding up in my sleeve." - john mayer
"it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in this world. sometimes i feel like i'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... and then i remember to relax, and stop trying to hold onto it, and then it flows through me like rain and i can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life.... you have no idea what i'm talking about, i'm sure. but don't worry.... you will someday." -american beauty
"i'm inspired by her. she says yes to life. she is a doer. the world smiles on her, or at least she thinks it does. and that's what matters." - girls' poker night by jill a davis
"'I don't want to leave the world in a state of fright. I want to know what's happening, accept it, get to a peaceful place, and let go.'" - tuesdays with morrie by mitch albom
"Tonight I'm happy. I will worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes." - PS, I LOVE YOU by Cecilia Ahern
"You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only one."- John Lennon
"Someone showed it to me...but I found it by myself."
"I'm not looking back into the fog anymore -- not when I can stare into the sunshine."
"life is good, and I guess I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing until somebody figures out that I don't really know what I'm doing." - paparazzi
"I don't make you nervous. I'm still not ready to move on. It's sort of like what you were saying how on the one hand, expectations can inspire you, but, then again, they can really let you down. I'm not ready to be let down quite yet. But I still have hope, that one day, I'll take a chance again, in the horrible face of expectation. And it'll be worth it." - Felicity
"I'm not sure of anyone, anyone. but I've got plans."- dashboard confessional, "anyone, anyone"
"I take pride in what I do, and I do it well." - the Ataris, "as we speak"
"lately i've been feeling dead inside, like my guts have dried up and died. but every night i water them back to life." - alkaline trio, "my little needle"
"today I woke up, younger than I've been in years. Not concerned with what's outside. And peers, I don't have any." - alkaline trio, "this is getting over you"
"Today I woke up more awake than I have felt in years. Not concerned with anything, no tears. Well I'm done with that shit." - alkaline trio, "this is getting over you"
"no one can be my equal because I'm the king of rain." - alkaline trio, "this is getting over you"
"I guess I'll hold my breath (there is no harm for hoping for change)." - Juliana theory, "duane joseph"
"I used to live in a darkened room; had a face of stone and a heart of gloom. Lost my hope, I was so far gone, crying all my tears with the curtains drawn. I didn't know until my soul broke free -- I've got these angels watching over me." - beth nielsen chapman, "happy girl"
"I used to hide in a party crowd, bottled up inside, feeling so left out; standing in the corner wearing concrete shoes, with my frozen smile and my lighted fuse. Now every time I start to feel like that I roll my heart out like a welcome mat." - beth nielsen chapman, "happy girl"
"Because I know happiness is real."
"my whole world is in tune and so much clearer now ." - carbon leaf, "home"
"I feel lucky, like I've been able to capture a feeling I've lost along the way." - Dawson's Creek
"There's nothing I would change because it's life's little bumps and bruises that make you who you are. . so why regret that?" - Dawson's Creek
