Inspirational Quotes

A gunslinger knows pride, that invisible bone that keeps the neck stiff.

~ Stephen King

She regretted nothing she had shared with her lover, nor was she ashamed of the fires that had changed her life; just the opposite, she felt that they had tempered her, made her strong, given her pride in making decisions and paying the consequences for them.

~ Isabel Allende

Take these things to heart, my son, I warn you.All men make mistakes, it is only human.But once the wrong is done, a mancan turn his back on folly, misfortune too,if he tries to make amends, however low he's fallen,and stops his bullnecked ways. Stubbornnessbrands you for stupidity - pride is a crime.

~ Sophocles

How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.

~ Gautama Buddha

I will not compare myself with others, nor them with me. I will appreciate myself and others for what I and they contribute.

~ Gail Blanke

Dad they think she has Down Syndrome. He smiled genuinely as his eyes welled up with tears. That's okay. We love her.

~ Kelle Hampton

God loves all of us.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You relinquish your power when you blame others for situations in your life. The blame does not change the situation and only keeps you in a victim mentality. Accept that the situation occurred and find a way to transcend it and you will reclaim your power and become the victor.

~ Nanette Mathews

When you realize your life isn't heading in the direction you wish, rather than wasting time complaining about the situation, just focus on the direction you wish to proceed with determination.

~ Nanette Mathews

End the eternal battle of beliefs once and for all. If you are a believer, love your fellow non-believer for all the good things he or she has to offer. And if you are an atheist, then love your fellow believer for all the positivity he or she possesses.

~ Abhijit Naskar

AUNT SHADIE:I see you - and don't worry, you're not white.ROSE:I'm pretty sure I'm white. I'm English.AUNT SHADIE:White is blindness - it has nothing to do with the colour of your skin.

~ Marie Clements

Lovers moon and wishing stars are too busy for the likes of us.

~ Jake. H. Khiangte

the only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.. live wild dont be a normal person.. to become presence, means accepting the risk.. and be sure if u don't take risks u'll have a wasted soul..

~ Marouane Laassafar

Acceptance.Good and bad,Fortune and misfortune,Pleasure and pain,I want it all,Because it's mine.

~ Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Whatever is going on- accept it rather than try to fight it. When you accept what is- then you are free to act. You have the energy to take action. You haven’t used up all of your energy trying to fight and force things into place. What we resist persists. You will know you are in resistance when you look at what you are trying hard to push away and out of your life.

~ Sheri Kaye Hoff

And sometimes - to get what you want - you must be prepared to accept the apparently unacceptable.

~ Anne O'brien

The goals of true education are to teach acceptance, tolerance, and nonviolence.

~ Debasish Mridha

What made her most beautiful, was the way she quietly touched those around her unknowingly changing the lives of the many, she smiled at. She didn't want praise; approval or admiration, she just wanted all of whom she loved to be the most authentic side of themselves & openly living to the means of their hearts & truth.

~ Nikki Rowe

Accept what it, forget what was.

~ Sue Fitzmaurice

When it all comes crashing downTry to understand your meaningsNo one said it would be easyThis living, it ain't easy, ohYou were sewn togetherwith a tapestry of moleculesA billion baby galaxiesand wide open spacesAnd everything you need is hereEverything you fear is hereAnd it's holding you upIt just keeps holding you upWhen you came up from the groundFrom a million little piecesYou're a pretty human being

~ Cloud Cult

Whatever happens, love that.

~ Matt Kahn

Many rulers would have spent the morning complaining loudly about the cold and the discomfort, as if their complaints would actually serve to alleviate the situation and as if their attendants should be able to do something about it. Not the emperor. He accepted the situation knowing that he could do nothing to change the weather. Best to endure it without making life more difficult for those around him.

~ John Flanagan

Loving someone who does not love you back hurts,alot, i know.It is liking seeing these pair of shoes at theretail store which do not fit you.Chances are, if you buy them knowing theyare a small size,you will have blisters and probably hurt your toes.What i mean is,not everyone will love you back,therefore, never shove your love downanyone's throat.Accept it and appreciate the ones that do love you.

~ Nomthandazo Tsembeni

There was no going back to the way things were, because all you ever got was the way things are.

~ Sarah Ockler

It wasn't a perfect body but it was the body she deserved. Not just from every bar of chocolate or bag of crisps or laden plate of food that she'd eaten. This body was also testament to all the hours in the gym and cycling up hills on her bike and glugging down two litres of water a day and learning to love vegetables and fruits that didn't come as optional extra with a pastry crust. She'd earned this body.This was her body and she had to stop giving it such a hard time.

~ Sarra Manning

When you focus on someone's disability you'll overlook their abilities, beauty and uniqueness. Once you learn to accept and love them for who they are, you subconsciously learn to love yourself unconditionally.

~ Yvonne Pierre

Acceptance means events can make it through you without resistance

~ Michael Singer

When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me.

~ Steve Maraboli

Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear ...but because of your love.

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

Some days we lose all at once and somedays we get all back at once. But either way,Accept it.

~ Diarian Hersi

When I write I feel like I can breathe. It’s like yoga for the brain.

~ Elise Stokes

A life lived outside of one's giftedness is a complete and utter travesty. It deprives the world of the beauty we each bring to our respective space(s). It leaves us all less fulfilled and enlightened.

~ Shirley Houston

To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement.

~ Matthew Reilly

...originality is little morethan the fine blending of influences.

~ Teju Cole

Words exist in the smile on your face, the life in your eyes, the passion in your soul, and those beautiful and open enough to recognize it. THAT is a writers haven …

~ Dawn Garcia

It’s knowing what really matters, what it is you’re chasing – or avoiding – and what makes you feel alive that propels you into a place where your beautiful soul can shine.

~ Dawn Garcia

We see and tell about the myriad truths of how the universe is and might be. That's what we writers DO.

~ Nicohle Christopherson

A writer flirts with schizophrenia, nurtures synesthesia, and embraces obsessive-compulsive disorder. Your art feeds on you, your soul, and, yes, to a degree, your sanity. Writing novels worth reading will bugger up your mind, jeopardize your relationships, and distend your life. You have been warned.

~ David Mitchell

The first task of every author is to evoke emotion in their reader. You may laugh or you may cry; you may love me or you may hate me. So long as you feel something, I know that I'm doing my job.

~ V.l. Dreyer

Sometimes we dream of things that we've always wanted--of things that we have been searching for our whole lives without knowing it...and other times we wake up and know what we have to do. I have to write...so I do.

~ Cassandra Giovanni