Inspirational Quotes - Page 504

Genuine relationships depend first on a healthy relationship with ourselves.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.

The saints are like the Lord, but so are all people who keep the commandments of Christ; but those who live according to their own passions and do not repent are like the devil. I think that if this mystery were revealed to the world, then they would stop serving the devil, and every one would strive to serve the Lord with all his strength, and to be like Him.

You must teach yourself how to eat less, but with discernment, insofar as your work allows. The measure of temperance should be such that after lunch you want to pray.

A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.

All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing.

To the believers it is true. To the wise it is false. To the leaders it is useful.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

What if you began to expect the best from any situation? Isn't it possible that you could write new chapters in your life with happy endings? Suspend your disbelief? Take a leap of faith? After all, what have you got to lose but misery and lack?

How much time, creative energy, and emotion do we expend resisting change because we assume growth must always be painful? Much personal growth is uncomfortable, but it's worse to thwart the ascent of your authenticity.

You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.

Religion is responsible for a lot of the problems in the history of the world and it's not something that I practice or recommend, but to each his own.

I don't believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God's way of communicating with us.

Increase your faith. Proclaim your faith. Let your faith show.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

Your way begins at the other side. Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now.

God picks up the reed-flute world and blows. Each note is a need coming through one of us, a passion, a longing pain. Remember the lips where the wind-breath originated, and let your note be clear. Don't try to end it. Be your note.

The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

College athletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

I thank my parents for the greatest gift of all: poverty

You can't legislate sobriety.

The most successful people are mavericks who aren't afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it's obvious.

It does not take money to make money.

Emotions are what make us human. Make us real. The word 'emotion' stands for energy in motion. Be truthful about your emotions, and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.