Inspirational-quotes

"I don't so much mind looking back on having lost the election, or having been denied a role in the play, or having had my novel repeatedly rejected, or having been turned down for a date, or recalling laughter at my expense when I attempted some silly challenge.  Those things simply prove that I lived life.  What I do mind, however, is looking back on the lost opportunities where imagined concerns kept me from even trying—lose or win.  I've learned that there is no regret in a brave attempt, only in cowering to fear."

"No one of real intelligence will accept anything just because some authority declares it be so. Don't accept the truth of anything you have not confirmed for yourself."

"I would rather live in a world where people shout, "This is wrong." than live in a world with superheroes saving the day."

"The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning."

"People do not meet by chance––they navigate their lives to certain people for certain reasons."

"Always have something to look forward to"

"They don't have to know the real you for you to keep being that amazing you! Don't let someone's negative spirit disrupt or corrupt yours. Be you for...you. God is the one that you want to see who you really are."

"You can't be sad when Daisy is around, she won't let you."

"We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within."

"Never allow others to create your world because if you do, they will always make it too small."

"Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast."

"As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but I’ve learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all."

"Someone needs to fight, someone needs to sacrifice, someone needs to inspire, someone needs to be a hero."

"Peace is something like happiness; you cannot say "I will be happy when..." and you can't say "I will be peaceful when..." Your happiness shouldn't depend on the situation you're in nor on the circumstances that surround you. In the same breath, you cannot wait for everything around you to become peaceful in order for you to say "I am peaceful." In both happiness and peace, there is a heart of strength, determination and steadfastness; a heart that has the power to make things happen. You have to be at peace. You have to be happy. Now."

"The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in."

"Friendship is so important. The goal of a good friendship should be for life! To keep it for life! If you find a friendship, and it gives you a joy inside, a peace, and a freedom; keep that friendship for life. Through it all, you stay together. So many friendships are toxic, but the good ones are really good! I always tell my son this, I always say, a friend is for life!"

"We must not be defined by what we do, but we must be what and who we are, then only happen to do what we do!"

"Everywhere we shine death and life burn into something new…"

"Appreciate every little beautiful moment in every day of your life. Give it a try and you'll see the world from another perspective."

"No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances."