Life Quotes - Page 467

Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift OF GOD.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

Working is part of life, I don't know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life.

Education is a lifetime assignment & terminates when you do.

We have to do that. We have to be thankful. That's what we said. Two things were told to us: To be thankful, so those are our ceremonies, ceremonies of thanksgiving. We built nations around it, and you can do that, too. And the other thing they said was enjoy life. That's a rule, a law- enjoy life- you're supposed to.

It's all about dreams. If I had to attribute my success in life to any one thing it is this. I believed in my dreams, even when no one else did.

The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.

Every choice in life either moves you forward or keeps you stuck.

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.

I shall live this day as if it is my last. And if it is not, I shall fall to my knees and give thanks.

Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine. No more busy work. No more hiding from success. Leave time, leave space, to grow. Now. Now! Not tomorrow!

We start to die when we no longer have the power to choose.

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.

An inventor's endeavor is essentially lifesaving. Whether he harnesses forces, improves devices, or provides new comforts and conveniences, he is adding to the safety of our existence. He is also better qualified than the average individual to protect himself in peril, for he is observant and resourceful.

And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered. But most of all, I learned that life is about sitting on benches next to ancient creeks with my hand on her knee and sometimes, on good days, for falling in love.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.

Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.

When you find that your life is out of alignment with your grandest idea of yourself, seek to change it.

Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. What you believe about Life will be your experience of Life.

It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves, not only for what you are now, but for what you have the power to become.

Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered by that.