Life
Quotes - I don't want to live
“When
I was little and running on the race track at school, I always stopped and
waited for all the other kids so we could run together even though I knew (and
everybody else knew) that I could run much faster than all of them! I pretended
to read slowly so I could "wait" for everyone else who couldn't read
as fast as I could! When my friends were short I pretended that I was short too
and if my friend was sad I pretended to be unhappy. I could go on and on about
all the ways I have limited myself, my whole life, by "waiting" for
people. And the only thing that I've ever received in return is people thinking
that they are faster than me, people thinking that they can make me feel bad
about myself just because I let them and people thinking that I have to do
whatever they say I should do. My mother used to teach me "Cinderella is a
perfect example to be" but I have learned that Cinderella can go fuck
herself, I'm not waiting for anybody, anymore! I'm going to run as fast as I
can, fly as high as I can, I am going to soar and if you want you can come with
me! But I'm not waiting for you anymore.”
― C.
JoyBell C.
“If
you live each day as it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right”
―
Steve Jobs
“Be
still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind
the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy
fate is the common fate of all,
Into
each life some rain must fall”
―
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ballads and Other Poems
“It's
not hard to decide what you want your life to be about. What's hard, she said,
is figuring out what you're willing to give up in order to do the things you
really care about.”
―
Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard
Way
“I
don't want to live, I want to love first and live incidentally.”
―
Zelda Fitzgerald
“The
beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of
yesterday.”
―
Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human
Experience
“Life
is painful and messed up. It gets complicated at the worst of times, and sometimes
you have no idea where to go or what to do. Lots of times people just let
themselves get lost, dropping into a wide open, huge abyss. But that's why we
have to keep trying. We have to push through all that hurts us, work past all
our memories that are haunting us. Sometimes the things that hurt us are the
things that make us strongest. A life without experience, in my opinion, is no
life at all. And that's why I tell everyone that, even when it hurts, never
stop yourself from living.”
― Alysha
Speer
“There
are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing
worth killing for.”
―
Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“Too
often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around.”
―
Leo F. Buscaglia
“Magic
Sandra’s
seen a leprechaun,
Eddie
touched a troll,
Laurie
danced with witches once,
Charlie
found some goblins gold.
Donald
heard a mermaid sing,
Susy
spied an elf,
But
all the magic I have known
I've
had to make myself.”
―
Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends
“Why
Not You?
Today,
many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you?
Today,
many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you?
Today,
many will choose to leave the ghost of yesterday behind and seize the
immeasurable power of today. Why not you?
Today,
many will break through the barriers of the past by looking at the blessings of
the present. Why not you?
Today,
for many the burden of self doubt and insecurity will be lifted by the security
and confidence of empowerment. Why not you?
Today,
many will rise above their believed limitations and make contact with their
powerful innate strength. Why not you?
Today,
many will choose to live in such a manner that they will be a positive role
model for their children. Why not you?
Today,
many will choose to free themselves from the personal imprisonment of their bad
habits. Why not you?
Today,
many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own
happiness. Why not you?
Today,
many will find abundance in simplicity. Why not you?
Today,
many will be confronted by difficult moral choices and they will choose to do
what is right instead of what is beneficial. Why not you?
Today,
many will decide to no longer sit back with a victim mentality, but to take
charge of their lives and make positive changes. Why not you?
Today,
many will take the action necessary to make a difference. Why not you?
Today,
many will make the commitment to be a better mother, father, son, daughter,
student, teacher, worker, boss, brother, sister, & so much more. Why not
you?
Today
is a new day!
Many
will seize this day.
Many
will live it to the fullest.
Why
not you?”
―
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
