Inspirational Quotes - The past has no power over the present moment
“Be
brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“To
me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To
me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me,
Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.”
―
Taylor Swift
“Understanding
is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be
recovery.”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“It's
not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say.
It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are
beautiful.”
―
Stephenie Meyer, The Host
“You
is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
―
Kathryn Stockett, The Help
“Letting
go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your
history, but not a part of your destiny.”
―
Steve Maraboli
“It
doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It
doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking
like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It
doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you
have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's
betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!I want
to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it
or fade it, or fix it.
I
want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with
wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the
limitations of being human.
It
doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if
you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the
accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithlessand
therefore trustworthy.
I
want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if
you can source your own life from its presence.
I
want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on
the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes!”
It
doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want
to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and
bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
It
doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if
you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It
doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know
what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.
I
want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the
company you keep in the empty moments.”
―
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
“Never
lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Great
things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being
grateful.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Though
nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a
new ending.”
―
Chico Xavier
“The
past has no power over the present moment.”
―
Eckhart Tolle
“Do
not fear failure but rather fear not trying.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“You
see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why
not?”
―
George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah
“We
are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star.
But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
―
Stephen Hawking
“Live
in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't
exist and never shall. There is only now.”
―
Christopher Paolini, Eldest
“Is
'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than
'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.”
―
J.K. Rowling
“Happiness
[is] only real when shared”
―
Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
“Life
is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
―
Voltaire
“A
ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
―
John A. Shedd
“Always
find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness
in everyday life.”
―
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
