My Experience
of Life
1
“My
experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying,
romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know,
with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
―
Alan Moore
2
“Two
possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both
are equally terrifying.”
―
Arthur C. Clarke
3
“Believe
in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and
capable of more than you imagine.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
4
“It
is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is
true, it's called Life.”
―
Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
5
“Religion
has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky
who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man
has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any
of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning
and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and
choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But
He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's
all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle
money!”
―
George Carlin
6
“Live
the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams
according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions
of others.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
7
“I
don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.”
―
Woody Allen
8
“It
may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can
change the course of a whole lifetime...”
―
Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
9
“Remember:
the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's
cruelest irony.”
―
Douglas Coupland, Shampoo Planet
10
“People
are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all.
People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings
are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they
deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People
try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a
radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you
carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of
you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re
letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to
feel your pain.”
―
Jim Morrison
11
“Don’t
waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to
be unhappy.”
―
Roy T. Bennett
12
“If
you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If
they don't, they never were.”
―
Kahlil Gibran
13
“It
isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that
makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
―
Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
14
“Life
is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
―
William Goldman, William Goldman: Four Screenplays with Essays
15
“Don't
Just
Don't
just learn, experience.
Don't
just read, absorb.
Don't
just change, transform.
Don't
just relate, advocate.
Don't
just promise, prove.
Don't
just criticize, encourage.
Don't
just think, ponder.
Don't
just take, give.
Don't
just see, feel.
Don’t
just dream, do.
Don't
just hear, listen.
Don't
just talk, act.
Don't
just tell, show.
Don't
just exist, live.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
16
“Don't
let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It's
your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel
alive and happy. Don't let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you
are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not
yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life
than following others' prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what
you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a
whole being. Adventure.”
―
Roy T. Bennett
17
“It’s
only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change,
grow, and transform.”
―
Roy T. Bennett
18
“It
hurts to let go. Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something
or someone the more it wants to get away. You feel like some kind of criminal
for having felt, for having wanted. For having wanted to be wanted. It confuses
you, because you think that your feelings were wrong and it makes you feel so
small because it's so hard to keep it inside when you let it out and it doesn't
coma back. You're left so alone that you can't explain. Damn, there's nothing
like that, is there? I've been there and you have too. You're nodding your
head.”
―
Henry Rollins, The Portable Henry Rollins
19
“Even
if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you
choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t
respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you
smile, laugh, and feel loved.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
20
“You
cannot control the behavior of others, but you can always choose how you
respond to it.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
