Quotes, Pearls of Wisdom, Inspirations

[(*Haven*)]

I looked around to see if there was a thread like this. I didn't see one, so if this is a duplicate, please tell me.

I found a journal I started keeping about 6 years ago with just a bunch of quotes in it that I felt fit me, or fit a situation I was in.

I thought it would be nice to start one here on BUS, and that to put it in Coping would be the best place.

So share your quotes, pearls of wisdom, or inspirations here.


~*Haven*~

[(*Haven*)]

"Only I can change my life. No one can change it for me"
~Carol Burnett

[Corlath]

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

[Star_Shine]

"You save yourself or you remain unsaved."

"What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer, just his muscles? Far from it: at the same time, he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with cool indifference to detach yourself from the very life which they bring to you so abundantly. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war." ~Pablo Picasso

"The only thing standing between me and total happiness is reality."

"It's better to be hated for who you are than loved for who your not."

"Without fear,there is no courage."

"What's better? A lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear?"

"Dare to dream,dare to fly,dare to be the ever chosen one to touch the sky!"

"Never give up,for around the the next corner,your life might change forever."

"Dream as if you'll live forever,love as if you'll die today."

"I always knew I'd look back on my tears and luagh.I never thought I'd look back on my luaghter and cry."

"Your dreams are like a candle and you are its only flame.How long and bright it burns is up to you."

"It doesn't matter if you fall down or not,it's whether or you get back up."

"Even if these voices aren't real they have some pretty good ideas."

"The pen is mightier than the sword,and considerably easier to write with."

"You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me."

"Imagination is one weapon against reality...Fight The System."

"When you take the first step into the blackness of the unknow,two things can happen.One: there will be something solid to step on.Two: you will learn how to fly."

[Stormy Llwellyn]

I did not choose to be a victim, but I choose to be a survivor.

[capricorn]

If you cannot find what you seek within yourself, you will never find it outside yourself.

[Stefani140]

"When things are tough, sometimes the only thing to do is endure...it always ends and gets better eventually."

[flyingturtle]

There was one a while ago, but I don't know where it is... As for quotes: *points to sig.*

These too:
"We're broken but still breathing
We are wounded but we are healing
We pick up right where we left off
Breathe on the ashes that remain"
...
"I walk on wounds
That seldom prove to slow me down
I laugh this constant pain away
So you can't tell
But there it lies under the smiles
It drains me mile after mile
But seldom proves to slow me down
Here I go."
- Rise Against: Hairline Fracture

"Hiding from the laughter in the closets of our lives,
But the door hinges are squeaking letting in thin shards of light.
And now a hand's extending outward,
Quiet comfort they invite,
Do we dare take what they offer?
Do we step into the light?"
- Rise Against: Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated


That's all I can think of ATM.

[ambivalent red]

Your worst enemy can not harm you as much as you own unguarded thoughts.
-Buddah

[Elfgirl]

"If you allow yourself to feel the way you really feel, maybe you won't be afraid of that feeling anymore." - Tori Amos

[Butterfly.]

"The flowers don't grow where the rain doesn't fall"

"Rejoice in your suffering as suffering produces perseverance, perseverance - character and character hope"

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" - Confucius

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" - Einstein

[Chey]

when you feel like your drowning, find a raft and and then take time to reflect on what you need to do next.