You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of the writing in terms of discovery, which is to say that creation must take place
between the pen and the paper, not before in a thought or afterwards in a recasting…
It will come if it is there and if you will let it come.
The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.
If you’re waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you’ll never make it.
Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Some battles don’t have a winner. Sometimes the best a good general can hope for is a ceasefire
That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got. I’ve told you many times, ‘Cant do is like Dont Care.’ Neither of them have a home.
If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.
If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.
You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, let that drive push you to make it happen. Sometimes you’ll run into brick walls that are put there to test you. Find a way around them and stay focused on your dream. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Biarkan orang lain menjalani kehidupan yang kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain memperdebatkan soal-soal kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain menangisik kepedihan-kepedihan kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain menyerahkan masa depan mereka kepada orang lain, tetapi kamu jangan!
It is easier, far easier, to obey another than to command oneself.
Life doesn’t just happen to you; you
receive everything in your life based on what you’ve given.
Sometimes success isn’t about making the right decision, it’s more about making some decision.
Can a dream be wrong? Aren’t dreams God’s way of telling you things?
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant–
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind–
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.
Nalaman kong habang lumalaki ka, maraming beses kang madadapa. Bumangon ka man ulit o hindi, magpapatuloy ang buhay, iikot ang mundo, at mauubos ang oras.
Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That’s how it’s always been.
Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn’t worth any more than his, but he’s the one who’s buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?
I can tell you I love you as many times as you can stand to hear it, but all it does is remind us that love is not enough. Not even close.
This was not a fearie tale. This was not the movies. This was life. It hurt more. It was excruciating. It was excruciatingly beautiful.
It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.
Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.
Everything will be alright in the end so if it is not alright it is not the end.
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five, I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.
The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison, was the miracle.
It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams.
I believe in some blending of hope and sunshine sweetening the worst lots. I believe that this life is not all; neither the beginning nor the end. I believe while I tremble; I trust while I weep.
Forget your voice, sing!
Forget your feet, dance!
Forget your life, live!
Forget yourself and be!
You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.
Tuhan kan nggak mungkin langsung sedekah ke orang-orang, ya kalianlah sedekah duit kalau punya duit, sedekah ilmu, sedekah senyum.
Masa sih kalau sudah gitu Tuhan gak bales cintamu? Tapi gak mungkin dia belai-belai langsung rambutmu, sentuh bibirmu.
Maka Tuhan ciptakan “wakil”nya, yaitu pacarmu. Maka doalah, “Tuhan, semoga pacarku ini betul-betul orang yang kau pilihkan untukku.
Watch for the thing that will show itself to you. Because that thing, when you find it, will be your future.
We don’t truly appreciate what we have until it’s gone… We don’t really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don’t really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times — always with the same person.
Mistakes. Trial and error. Same thing. Mistakes are how we learned to walk and run and that hot things burn when you touch them. You’ve made mistakes all your life and you’re going to keep making them.
Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
If there never was a night or day and memories could fade away, then we’d be nothing left but the dreams we made
I don’t regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.
We are constantly trying to hold it all together. If you really want to see why you do things, then don’t do them and see what happens.
What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was.
It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.
It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.
Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on youself. Enjoy the ever present game of knowing.
So what? You’re another person, so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for?
We’re called to be faithful, to take those first difficult steps–and to leave the results up to God.
To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter everyday. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to.
People are always telling me that i’m not like other girls…that i dont dress like other girls…that i dont act like other girls. But i’m my OWN person…i go to the beat of my own drum.
Something amazing happens when you’re in love and don’t give a damn about what day it is anymore.
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Brimstone once told me that to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength.