Inspirational Quotes

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ― Thomas Edison

Everything around you was once a dream. What's the difference between your dreams and those that have manifested for someone else? The only difference is that they believed. Allow yourself to dream big. Allow yourself to believe in yourself. The sky is the limit, follow your passions and DREAM!

Our thoughts focus our energy, and by focusing that energy you are holding yourself to a vibration, an energy vibration. We are like magnets and like attracts like. Choose to focus on the thoughts that will attract into your life what you are wanting. Choose to be open to receiving what you are attracting. Choose to be the powerful creators that you are!

When you really believe in yourself you will choose for yourself. Choice is always about who you are and who you want to be. Choice is always about your ability to see a difference.

Everybody has a life story. It's how you tell it that matters. It is easy to defend, judge, complain, criticize all of the life experiences that we have had in life. However, by doing this we hold ourselves in a state of feeling POWERLESS. When we flip those same stories around to ones of growth, expansion, desire, inspiration and gratitude, we reconnect with who we really are. Harness your power!

Your power ends where your fear begins. How many of us beat the drum of familiar, limiting beliefs? I have no control. I will always be poor. There is nothing that I can do. That's the way it is. Only by changing your core beliefs about yourself will you experience change in the outside world. Change the story you tell, you change your life.

Everything starts with you, with the relationship you have with yourself. If you want others to be truthful to you and about you, then you have to be truthful to you and about you. If you want to be in a healthy relationship, then you have to have a healthy relationship with you first. To find true happiness you have t...o be truthful, loving, kind, gentle, compassionate with who really matters, YOU!

Everything begins with a thought and every thought begins a conversation you have with yourself. Your "self-talk" does one of either two things: it either builds you up or it tears you down. And when your self-talk spills over into conversations you have with others, now you have external proof that the thoughts you give your attention to manifest in your life because when you look around, you see evidence of how you feel everywhere.

What is the power of conversation? Ask and it is given. What you sow, you shall reap. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. When a man asks, believing, he will receive. Know thyself. Judge not. Give thanks.

In today's world it is so easy to lose you, to become disconnect from who you really are. So how do you find you again? How do you reconnect with the person that you know is deep down inside? It begins with acknowledging the conversation that you have with you every day. It begins with making your "self" a priority over everything else. It begins by choosing to reconnect with YOU! Be who you really know you are!

Acknowledging that there is a behavior or a thought or a pattern of thinking within you that does not feel good is half the battle. You are already halfway there. Now turn around and ask yourself, "If I know I don't want to feel like this and I know this is not who I am, how do I want to feel and who do I want to be." ...Choose to change your conversation and MOVE.

Be kind to you. We practice being patient, kind, giving and loving to everyone we come in contact with throughout the day, but do you practice this with yourself? Do you allow yourself to love yourself? Do you allow yourself to accept all experiences in you life as part of who you are? Are you as giving with yourself a...s you are with others? If you don't love you...who can? If you are not kind, patient and giving with you...who will be?

What is your purpose? Whatever you say it is. Your purpose is not something you look for. It is something you create along the way.

Complaining doesn't help. Wishing doesn't help. Pleading doesn't help and demanding doesn't help. Visualization helps. Appreciation helps. Feeling good helps and loving the process definitely helps. Be still. Stop thinking. Visualize. Take action. Repeat.

Understanding the law of attraction is like having the keys to manifestation. If you are aware of your thoughts and know that what you focus on you get, then you can create the version of reality that you want. Just know that every thought you focus on begins a conversation you have with yourself and then with others. ...To become aware of your thoughts, begin listening in on your conversation so you can choose change.

In order for us to move forward, we have to let go of the past. If our thoughts are stuck in what used to be, what is, or what it could have been, then we have no room for the thoughts of what could be, what we want, or what would bring us happiness. Choose to focus on the thoughts that move you forward. Choose to take your power back. Choose to feel GREAT! Choose to be who you really are!

You can re-interpret the events and experiences of your life at any time. Asking "why" you create something open communication between you and your inner self. Intentionally seeking greater meaning creates a safe, honest, peaceful and respectful experience with all realities. You have the ability to heal your relations...hip with yourself and others. It is up to you.

Changing your conversation means you are in control of your life. Intentionally changing your conversation means you choose to be happy.

Fear rules our life because neurobiology says that our brain is programmed to think and act equal to our environment. That is why change is so hard. When we understand that fear is our brain's way of keeping things exactly as they are (even though "what is" may be really bad) we can intellectually move past fear and allow ourselves to think and act greater than our environment to experience real change. This takes an act of will. And a good friend always helps.

What is your purpose? It is whatever you say it is. You begin asking yourself, what inspires me? What do I love to do? What makes me happy independent of the good opinions of others? Your purpose causes you to be happy -- not on a hedonistic level like money -- but as a "river of joy" moving through you. Trust yourself... and love yourself enough to verbalize, then live it.

Every person that has walked into your life--good, bad or indifferent--has made you who you are today. Every person who has walked into you life has pushed you sideways, forward and even backwards making you find out who you truly are. Be grateful for each and every one of them, without them you would not be the strong, powerful being you are today!

When opportunity comes knocking it is our job to first see it, then MOVE. Just like with anything else, you have to then quiet your mind of all the chatter and get down to what you really want out of this opportunity. This is where you dream BIG, the sky is the limit. Never look at what could possibly hold you back or keep you from succeeding, only focus on the end result...you dream!

If you can't see what you want, you don't know what you want. If you can't verbalize what you want, you will definitely never have what you want. You must not only be able to talk about what you want all the time, but talk about it in minute detail, expressive imagery, colorful adjectives, deep emotion and authentic feeling to have what you want around you. Because when you can feel what you want, it's here.

It's so easy to focus on the thoughts that spin us out of control on a downward spiral, beat ourselves up, & make ourselves feel bad: depressed, anxious, jealous, etc. Then it stands to say that if we have the power to make ourselves feel bad, then we have the power to make ourselves feel GREAT by focusing on the thoughts that allow us to say: I am great, I love where I am, I am grateful, I am a beautiful being, I LOVE ME!

The only thing you can ever control is you. Every choice you make should be based on YOU. If we base our choices on someone else's happiness, we will never be happy. If we pinch ourselves off from our true selves & make choices to try to change others around us, we lose ourselves & still are not happy. Out of all the possiblities that you see, always choose what feels good to YOU! Always choose to be happy!

The non-physical you, that part of you who remembers to breathe, pump your blood and wake when the baby cries, is not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. The non-physical you remembers your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused. Your non-physical you loves and adores you.

As we experience more of life and become creatures of habitual thinking, somewhere along the line we forget that we are in control. We give away our power and think that our thoughts are just happening to us. Do you focus your mind at work, during a sports game, or during an important event? Of course you do. If you can do it sometimes, choose to do it all the time!

Build a frequency of thought that is clear and focused. Do this through thinking, feeling, saying, doing, dreaming, intending, wishing and being. In other words, use every cell of your body to focus your attention on that which produces the frequency and energy you desire. Thoughts not "aligned" with your most authentic desire: don't give them a second thought. Trust your inherent ability to design and create your life.

"Proverbs" tells us that: " Death and life are in the power of the tongue". WE need to speak positive things, not negative things.

You are in the right place, this is the right time, you are thinking the right thoughts, you are doing the right things and at this very moment, you are exactly where you're supposed to be ... moving towards the happiest time in your life. It is a process. It is your life. Talk about this beautiful process all the time. Talk about the things you are moving towards all the time and, unbelievably, unexpectedly, they will appear.

You encounter life with your attention. Attention is awareness, mindfulness and the ability to observe. Your attention is energy. You have the freedom to place your attention on anything you choose, the freedom to develop or ignore your attention, it is up to you. To know yourself you must have command of your attention. Most importantly, you must learn how to properly use it.

Finding gratitude in all of our experiences is a great way to bring yourself back into alignment with who you really are. You can't be angry & be grateful. You can't be sad & be grateful. You can't be lonely & be grateful. You can't be jealous & be grateful. Allow yourself to connect with the burning sensation that you feel in the core of your being, the joyful, expansive feeling of gratitude!

Why is it that we think of all the experiences in our life as good or bad? They are all a part of our being. They are all part of our growth. They are all here to serve us, to force to grow beyond that which we have become! Stop holding yourself back and catch up to who your life has caused you to become...spread your wings and fly!

Whatever the label may be: good or bad, painful or pleasant. Most allow the painful, bad, hurtful experiences to hold them back or keep them from moving forward... look at them as learning experiences that are there for the taking. A chance to grow.

Live your dreams. God believes in you and wants to fulfill your dreams so live them and they will be real.

Many people like to drink wine. A few people develop their sense of taste to be considered connoisseurs: they are made not born. During the course of our life we have to experience a lot of different wines to refine our palate. Simply drinking wine repeatedly does not give us that level of expertise .The same is true of life. Pay attention to what you experience. Acquire new knowledge to refine the palate of your life.

Everything begins with a thought and that thought becomes the conversation that you have with yourself & everyone around you. How you choose to focus on that thought & talk about it will either draw you closer to what you want or not. Listen to your conversations. Do ALL of them feel good to you? Are ALL of them about what you want? What are your intentions? What you think about you bring about!

Why is it that we can be true, faithful & loyal to our jobs, friends & family...but not to ourselves? Every time we don't stay true to our wants, our true desires and passions we pinch ourselves off. Eventually overtime we lose who we are. To find true happiness we have to be true to ourselves, be faithful & loyal to ourselves. Love you like you love others!

Vision is imperative. In your imagination you hold the purpose of your life. With your choices you channel your energy towards, or away, the vision that holds the purpose of your life. And when you choose well, you feel good, you feel inspired and happy. And when you choose something other than that which is your purpose, you feel bad, out of alignment and un-directed. Direct the course of your life with your thoughts. Choose.

What is it that you are wanting? What are you true passions and desires? Most of us can't answer those questions. We allow ourselves to worry about everyone else and everything else, and yet spend no time on ourselves, our purpose, our goals & dreams, our passions. If we give no attention to ourselves and have no idea what our passions and desires are, how will we ever get them? What you think about you bring about!

The more that you focus on your goals, dreams and passions the more you will be drawn to the actions required to move you to the next level. All of the work is literally in your mind staying focused on where you want to go!

Reflect upon yourself for a few moments. What reality have you created and what visions of possibility exist for your future? Where are you taking yourself? The more you are willing to go inside and address who you are, the more clear your path and purpose will become.

As we continue to walk the path of life, our experiences cause us to ask for more of what we want. It is our job to look for the opportunities presenting themselves and act. When you see it, you will know it, when you know it, act on it. Don't second guess yourself, over analyze or worry about how. Just connect with the passion that resonates within you and ride your wave of desire!

Take a good look at your life. You are who you are and where you are because of your personal and collective beliefs. Not sure what you believe? Listen to yourself. Listen to your self-talk and your public talk. Write down the key words and phrases you use. There is death and life in the power of the tongue. There is power in conversation.

Every experience is a lesson in living. Every lesson is an opportunity to release yourself for your own entrapment. Every entrapment is a mirror that as a creator you get back what you put out. Listen to your conversations! Do they describe what you want? If not, begin describing, explaining, imagining, remembering and projecting what you want using a tool you already use every day ... the power of conversation.

Value the life you are living. Have the courage to believe in your inner strength. Do this by paying attention to the words you use about yourself and ideas you express to others. Do your words value the life you are living? Do your beliefs awaken you to your own potential? To live the life you dream possible is to believe you are in complete control of all you create. Look around. Take a stand. Value your life.

When we have expectations of others, we set ourselves up for disappointment every time. We are asking others: our spouses, children, co-workers to do or act as we want them to. We are asking others to do the impossible, they can never live up to an ever changing expectation that only you create. You are asking them to change to meet your needs.

When you start to understand the laws of attraction and that everything you put out, you get back. Amazing things start to happen. All of a sudden all of the things that you have been asking for start appearing in the strangest of places and the greatest of times. Our job is to allow ourselves to have what we so desperately have been asking for. All of us ask...but do you allow?

Your health and well-being must be your choice. If you are saying, "I am unhappy", or "I am unwell", it follows that the next question should be, "What would it take to be happy?", "What would it take to be well?". Only you can answer these questions because only you are living your life. Embrace your life! Love your life! Only you can allow yourself to be experience the life you say you want.

Your conscious thought is a powerful force. Remember, while a portion of your identity is firmly in the physical world, the greater part of you, the non-physical you, is waves of possibilities or intelligent energy. Every moment contains infinite choices. You must therefore take complete responsibility for each moment and select a vibration that reinforces the version of reality you wish to experience.

You only live once. Outlive your life.

The meaning you assign every event in your life determines the outcome of your experience. In other words, If you tell the story that an encounter with a co-worker victimized you, then your life appears full of uncontrollable, unhappy events. If you tell the story of the same experience as a lesson in compassion and kindness, your life becomes fearless, rich in meaning because your power begins where your fear ends.

Your outside reflects your inside, in other words, what you think, feel & what manifests are an exact match every time with no exceptions. So, if you look around & like what you see, then change nothing. If you look around & don't like what you see, change something. If you are in control either way, you might as well choose to create the life you truly want. Choose to change your conversation.

"In the midst of your mind lies a place where silence reigns.
It is called silence because the chatter of the ego has been stilled
and only God’s Voice can be heard. It will speak to you non-stop
in all the ways that you dream, and It will replace the dreams of the world
with those that exist in Heaven."

You are ultimately responsible for cherishing and valuing your life. Before this is possible on a long term basis, you must learn a little more about who you are before you can design a better experience and emit a better frequency to those around you. Knowing more about yourself is a learned process and like integrity, patience, compassion, perseverance, or cooperation, it is choice you must be willing to make.

Whatever your story is, you can change it. You must be willing to do the work of getting in touch with how you feel about the experiences you have stored inside. This is how you learn to get well. This is how you build the belief that it is entirely possible for you to create a vibrant, rich life. This is how to embrace a new way of looking at your life.

Young souls learn to accept responsibility for their actions. Mature souls learn to accept responsibility for their thoughts. And old souls learn to accept responsibility for their happiness. Learn to accept responsibility for your thoughts and you can move on to accepting responsibility for your happiness.

We only suffer through our thoughts. When we learn to let go of an "idea" that we are so desperately holding onto, we can then see that we have been allowing ourselves to suffer for nothing. Open yourself up to the many possibilities that surround you, as soon as you do, your world feels better...more vibrant, more exciting, more lively, more loving, more you. Learn to shift your thoughts, change your conversation and you will change your life.

“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.―Jane Austen

There are two kinds of worries — those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter. — Duke Ellington, American jazz artist (1899-1974).

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. —Judy Garland

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is. —Margaret Mitchell

In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men. —Simone de Beauvoir, "The Ethics of Ambiguity"

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. —A. Whitney Griswold

God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met. - Farrah Fawcett

The devil you know is better than the devil you don't. - Barbara Walters

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame. — Henry David Thoreau

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. — William Arthur Ward

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not. — Anonymous

Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live. — Jackie Windspear

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. — Swedish Proverb

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. — Frank A. Clark

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. — Peter Ustinov

A hug is a great gift — one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange. — Anonymous

When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there. — Cecil Selig

Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other. — Rene Yasenek

Patience is the companion of wisdom. — St. Augustine

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. — Oliver Herford

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. — Ayn Rand

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard BachAction is eloquence. — William Shakespeare

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room. — Anita Roddick

Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries. — Mark Twain

Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. — Anonymous

Happiness is a direction, not a place. — Sydney J. Harris

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. — Henry Ford

Patience is the companion of wisdom. — St. Augustine

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. — Oliver Herford

Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day. — Anonymous

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. — Yiddish Proverb

Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. — Michael Burke

There is just one life for each of us: our own. — Euripides

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? — George Eliot

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. — Roderick Thorp

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. — Maya Angelou

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common-sense. — Helen Rowland

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. — John Lubbock

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. — Benjamin Disraeli

Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back. — Anonymous

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. - Martin H. Fischer

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. — Winston Churchill

Patience is the companion of wisdom. — St. Augustine

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. — Jacques Prévert

To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming. — Greg Clarke

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. — John Albert Michener

There is one consolation in being sick...the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before. — Henry David Thoreau

A hug is a handshake from the heart. — Anonymous

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up. — Ogden Nash

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. — Henry James

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. — Ben Sweetland

When your heart speaks, take good notes. — Judith Campbell

A kiss is just a pleasant reminder that two heads are better than one. — Author Unknown

Happiness is a direction, not a place. — Sydney J. Harris

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. — George Moore

There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience. — Archibald MacLeish

Make injustice visible - Mahatma Gandhi

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. — Mark Twain

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver. — Thomas á Kempis

The antidote for 50 enemies is one friend. — Aristotle

Make injustice visible - Mahatma Gandhi

'The truth will make you free. But first, it will make you uncomfortable - Mark Twain

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Resistance is never futile, for it defines the terms of the next struggle. --Natsu Taylor Saito

Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore [individual citizens] have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring.

- Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal, 1950

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. — Phyllis Diller

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. — William James

The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves. — Garth Henrichs

We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. — Ben Sweetland

A love affair with knowledge will never end in heartbreak. — Michael Garrett Marino

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. — Proverb

The real problem of leisure time is how to keep others from using yours. — Arthur Lacey

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. — Rudyard Kipling

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. — Jean Anouilh

Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is enlightenment. — Lao Tzu

There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. — Anonymous

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. — Robert Nathan

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. — Flora Whittemore

It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. — Abraham Lincoln

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle

We never know the worth of water ‘til the well is dry. -Thomas Fuller

In youth we learn; in age we understand. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. — Victor Hugo

There are two good things in life; freedom of thought and freedom of action. — William Somerset Maugham

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. — Gordon W. Allport

There are times when silence has the loudest voice — Leroy Brownlow

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. — Janet Lane

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kent

I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight. — Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased. — Katharine Hepburn

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. — Nelson Mandela

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. — Henry J. Kaiser

Youth is something very new: Twenty years ago no one mentioned it. — Coco Chanel

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. — Josh Billings

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. — Joseph Wood Krutch

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. — Doug Larson

Gratitude is the heart's memory. — French proverb

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page. — St. Augustine

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. — Carl G. Jung

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. — Steven Wright

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. — Kahlil Gibran

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor. — Eric Hoffer

I recommend to you to take care of the minutes, for hours will take care of themselves — Philip Dormer Stanhope

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. — George Smith Patton

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. — G.B. Stern

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. — Pierre Corneille

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. — Spanish proverb

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm centre. So does a person — Norman Vincent Pearle

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. — Jon Bon Jovi

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. — Berthold Auerbach

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me. — Isaac Newton

Promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. — German proverb

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. — Mother Theresa

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - Buddha

Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. — Mother Teresa

Vision without execution is daydreaming. —Bill Gates

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time. (Norman Cousins)

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things. — Benjamin Franklin

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. — Marlene Dietrich

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. — Harriet Nelson

The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time. — Abraham Lincoln

Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. (Helen Keller)

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time you must make it.—Charles Buxton

The truth is what drives our judicial system. If people don’t come forward and tell the truth, we have no hope of making the judicial system work.— PATRICK J. FITZGERALD, the prosecutor in the Libby case.

With hurricanes , tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance? — Jay Leno

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. — George Moore

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses. — William Arthur Ward

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.— Rudyard Kipling

There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear. — Frank Tyger

When we go for a walk, angels whisper to us. —Proverb

Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. — D.H. Mondfleur

I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. — Henry David Thoreau

The great thing about being older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.—Madeleine L'Engle

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.—Abraham Lincoln

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory—Albert Schweitzer(1875 - 1965)

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. —Helen Keller

Happiness depends upon ourselves.—Aristotle
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. —Carl Jung

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. —Dale Carnegie

The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends. —Cicero

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. — Yiddish Proverb

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. — Edgar J. Mohn

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. — John Powell

Hope is grief's best music. — Anonymous

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. — Gordon W. Allport

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. — Yiddish Proverb

Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate! — Sandra J. Dykes

In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. — Mark Twain

There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear. — Frank Tyger

Everyone thinks I’m a hypochondriac. It makes me sick.— Tony Randall as Felix Unger on The Odd Couple

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.
-Carl Jung

Hope is grief's best music. -Anonymous

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. -William Feather

Dreams are illustrations...from the book your soul is writing about you. -Marsha Norman

Some persons are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions. -Brendan Francis

As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do. -Zachary Scott

Don't ever become a pessimist ... A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun-and neither can stop the march of events. (Robert A. Heinlein)

May you have warm words on a cool evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door. -Irish toast

You can take no credit for beauty at 16. But if you are beautiful at 60, it will be your soul's own doing. -Marie Stopes

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself.
-Mark Twain

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. — James Thurber

Quality never goes out of style. —Levi Strauss

I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different. —Kurt Vonnegut

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. — Anne Lamott

It is in his pleasure that a man really lives; it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self. — Agnes Repplier

Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything. — Kurt Vonnegut

Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.—Old Vaquero Saying

My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.— Anais Nin

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center. —Kurt Vonnegut

I'd rather not sing than sing quiet. — Janis Joplin

An apology is a good way to have the last word. — Anonymous

Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. — George Eliot, Scenes of Clerical Life Real Simple

I learned very early in my life never to take counsel of my fears. —George Patton

You have brains in your head, and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. —Dr. Seuss

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out? (René Descartes)

The bow too tensely strung is easily broken. — Publius Syrus

Worry is nothing less than the misuse of your imagination.
—Ed Foreman

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. — Jim Rohn

The happiest miser on earth is the man who saves up every friend he can make. —Robert E. Sherwood

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.—Albert Schweitzer

I do the very best I know how—the very best I know I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. —Abraham Lincoln

Nothing is impossible. We just don't know how to do it yet.
—Old Vaquero Saying

No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap — Carrie Snow

Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent. — Langston Coleman

Leisure: A fancy word for people who don't want to admit they're bored. — Gene Perret

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. — Confucius

The purpose of life is a life of purpose. — Robert Byrne

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. — Kurt Vonnegut

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. — Carolyn Wells

Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities. — Frank Lloyd Wright

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. (Winston Churchill)

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. (Helen Keller)

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out. (George Jean Nathan)

An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to. (Laurence J. Peter)

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. (Daniel L. Reardon)

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. (Gil Stern)

Put all your eggs in one basket and – watch that basket. — Mark Twain

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)

People try to rain on your parade, because they have no parade of their own. (Jeffrey Gitomer)

Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length. — Robert Frost

I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. — Nancie J. Carmody

There isn't a pessimistic note in the New Testament after the resurrection. (Andrew W. Blackwood, Jr.)

If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed. — Kate Halverson

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. — Mark Twain

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends — Japanese Proverb

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. — Ayn Rand

I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser. — Joan Crawford

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best. — Margaret Thatcher

I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. — Nancie J. Carmody

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. — James Dent

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. — Voltaire

Minds, like parachutes, only work when open. — Anonymous

You can't have everything. Where would you put it? — Steven Wright

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. — Marguerite Gardiner Blessington

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them — Brendan Francis

You can't have everything. Where would you put it? — Steven Wright

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best. — Margaret Thatcher

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. — Sir Winston Churchill

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. — Anonymous

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. — Leopold Stokowski

Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude. — Maurice Baring

The more one worries, the older one gets; the more one laughs, the younger one feels. — Chinese proverb

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. — Jesse Jackson

Imagination and fiction make up more than three-quarters of our real life. — Simone Weil

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. — Stanley Baldwin

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes. — Sally Field

Night time is really the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone else is asleep. — Catherine O'Hara

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations — Faith Baldwin

Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons. — Anonymous

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. — Abraham Lincoln

A bargain is something you can't use at a price you can't resist. — Franklin P. Jones

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. — Palmer Sondreal

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. — Jean de La Fontaine

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. — Jim Rohn

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. — Peter F. Drucker

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. — Ruth Ann Schabacker

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. — Sophia Loren

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. — George Herbert

A woman’s health is her capital. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

Every survival kit should include a sense of humor. — Author Unknown

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. — John Fitzgerald Kennedy

When your heart speaks, take good notes. — Judith Campbell

HALLOWEEN RIDDLES

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
Because he didn't have any guts.
What kind of music do mummies listen to?
Wrap!
What kind of monster is safe to put in the washing machine?
A wash-and-wear wolf.
What's the first thing ghosts do when they get into a car?
They boo-kle their seatbelts.
What has webbed feet, feathers, fangs and goes quack-quack?
Count Duckula.
What do you call someone who puts poison in another's corn flakes?
A cereal killer.
Why are monsters huge and hairy and ugly?
Because if they were small and round and smooth, they'd be M&M's.
Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
Because everyone was a goblin!
How did the ghost patch his sheet?
With a pumpkin patch.
What do witches use on their hair?
Scare spray.
What is as sharp as a vampire's fang?
His other fang.
What do the birds sing on Halloween?
Twick or Tweet.
What did the little ghost have in his rock collection?
Tombstones.
Why should a skeleton drink ten glasses of milk a day?
It's good for the bones.
What do baby ghosts wear on Halloween?
Pillowcases.
What do you get when you drop a pumpkin?
Squash.
Why did the witches' team lose the baseball game?
Their bats flew away.
What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
Spelling.
What does a vampire fear most?
Tooth decay.
Where did the vampire open his savings account?
At a blood bank.
Where do mummies go for a swim?
To the Dead Sea.
What is Transylvania?
Dracula's terror-tory.
Where does Dracula water ski?
On Lake Erie.
What do you get when you divide the diameter of a jack-o-lantern by its circumference?
Pumpkin pi.
Why are there fences around cemeteries?
Because people are dying to get in.
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
He didn't have the guts.
What does a ghost eat for lunch?
A boo-loney sandwich.
How does the silly witch know what time it is?
She looks at her witch-watch.
What did the mommy ghost say to the baby ghost?
Don't spook until your spooken to.
What kind of protozoa likes Halloween?
An amoeboo!
How do vampires get around on Halloween night?
By blood vessels.
Why do ghouls and demons hang out together?
Because demons are a ghoul's best friend!
What happened to the guy who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist?
He was repossessed.