All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today. – Pope Paul VI
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. – William Shakespeare
There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum. – Carl Jung
What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. – Wayne Dyer
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. – Walter Anderson
Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice – now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren’t a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you’ll be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better. From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now. – Epictetus
There’s a rule of writing: if everything is funny, nothing is funny; if everything is sad, nothing is sad. You want that contrast. – J. Michael Straczynski
Of course, there is no question that Libya – and the world – will be better off with Gaddafi out of power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake. – Barack Obama
When people think about travelling to the past, they worry about accidentally changing the present, but no one in the present really thinks they can radically change the future.
The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised. – Henri Nouwen
I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I’m afraid I’ll stutter. – Ned Vizzini
I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness. – Kate Forsyth
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. – Albert Einstein
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. – Oscar Wilde
