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Always be a first
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. -Judy Garland
Self pity is our
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. – Helen Keller
Ask you shall receive
Ask & you shall receive.
The spiritual journey is
The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts. – Marianne Williamson
I am a video
I am a video game fan. I played them before I became an actress. – Michelle Rodriguez
Every thought we think
Every thought we think is creating our future -Louise L. Hay
Nature is seldom in
Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always. – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Behind every great fortune
Behind every great fortune there is a crime. – Honore de Balzac
Alone we can do
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. -Helen Keller
We are all in
We are all in this alone. – Lily Tomlin
Never bend your head
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. – Helen Keller
Life isn t measured
Life isn’t measured by the breathes we take but the moments that take our breath away.
It s never too
It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. -Jane Fonda
Go out into the
Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light the hearts of people. – Mother Teresa
The first man gets
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. – Carnegie andrew
Our deepest fear is
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. -Marianne Williamson
There are some things
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. -Willa Cather
Death is losing its
Death is losing its terror. It is the emergency exit for a world that is becoming more frightening death ever was. – Julian Green
When you are happy
When you are happy you can forgive a great deal. – Princess Diana
A mother is one
A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled. – Emily Dickinson
We could never learn
We could never learn to be brave & patient, if there were only joys in the world. -Helen Keller
Every soul is to
Every soul is to be cherished, that every flower is to bloom. —Alice Walker
If we would have
If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions. – Susanne K. Langer
Do not settle for
Do not settle for a relationship that would not let you be yourself. – Oprah Winfrey
All that is necessary
All that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable – Kathleen Norris
In life all good
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. -Lucille Ball
It was like having
It was like having an eight month hangover! – Debra Stephenson
Great opportunities to help
Great opportunities to help others seldom come but small ones surround us every day. – Sally Koch
Advice is what we
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. -Erica Jong
Goals are dreams with
Goals are dreams with deadlines. – Diana Scharf Hunt
I don t mind
I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it. – Marilyn Monroe
Practice being at home
Practice being at home with yourself, as you step out to be with others. – Marcia Wieder
I believe in playing
I believe in playing with your heart, with every fiber in your body; fairly, squarely, by the rules–to win. -Bela Karolyi
You know fathers just
You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together. – Erika Cosby
Life isn t about
Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. -Unknown
The medals don t
The medals don’t mean anything and the glory doesn’t last. It’s all about your happiness. -Jackie Joyner-Kersee
But the child s
But the child’s sob curses deeper in the silence than the strong man in his wrath! – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I was right not
I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing. – Katherine Anne Porter
A small group of
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead
Lack of discipline leads
Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing. – Marie Chapian
At the end of
At the end of a matter ask, what will I learn from this to make me better? – Mary Anne Radmacher
Love is like a
Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. -Maya Angelou
There is nothing so
There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. – Maya Angelou
Devote today to something
Devote today to something so daring even you can’t believe you’re doing it. -Oprah
We cannot all do
We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. – Mother Teresa
There is much to
There is much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it. – Diana Trilling
If you are the
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf. -Bucky Fuller
I would rather die
I would rather die than do something, which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will. -Joan of Arc
It upsets women to
It upsets women to be or not to be, stared at hungrily. – Mignon McLaughlin
I have an everyday
I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. -Lucille Ball
I love my father
I love my father as the stars – he is a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart. – Adabella Radici
I have been forty
I have been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black. – Pierre Auguste Renoir
Something that is of
Something that is of common interest to every man, woman and child on the planet must surely be the notion of Peace . – Annie Lennox
If you want something
If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman. – Margaret Thatcher
Evil is always possible
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty. – Anne Rice
I am extraordinarily patient
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. – Margaret Thatcher
When I let go
When I let go of what’s not meant to be, I clear a path for good stuff to find me!
Hold on hold on
Hold on, hold on to yourself, for this is going to hurt like hell. – Sarah McLachlan
Life isn t about
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.
There is a transcendent
There is a transcendent power in example. We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly. – Anne Sophie Swetchine
To always be loved
To always be loved one must ever be agreeable. – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
I believe the most
I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline & creativity is daring to dare. -Maya Angelou
When will our consciences
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? -Eleanor Roosevelt
I always felt that
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. – Katherine Mansfield
Dwell in possibility Emily
Dwell in possibility. – Emily Dickinson
Oh my goodness I
Oh, my goodness I never thought I had be here in my whole life growing up in Tennessee. – Reese Witherspoon
Libraries are the one
Libraries are the one institution you should not rip off. – Barbara Kingsolver
It is within the
It is within the families themselves where peace can begin. – Susan Partnow
A woman whose smile
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. – Anne Roiphe
A couple of the
A couple of the gangsters recognized me and said, get him – Eddie Compass
Whoever is happy will
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. – Anne Frank
I have been rich
I have been rich and I have been poor. Rich is better. – Sophie Tucker
I did not want
I did not want to be knocked over by a car and have my obituary talk only about prime suspect. – Helen Mirren
My boyfriend s undecided
My boyfriend’s undecided. He will just have to get over it. – Adahlia Suicide
Why compare yourself with
Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you. -Unknown
Shadows can not see
Shadows can not see themselves in the mirror of the sun. – Evita Peron