Quotes

Quotes are written to inspire people. In my case, they give me reassurance that I'm not the only person in the world that feels a certain way about things. I've tried to give credit to the writers that have written these. Some, I made up myself. Anyway... take a look.



The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.
- John Holt

Your heart is not living until it has experienced pain... the pain of love breaks open the heart, even if it is as hard as a rock.
- Hazret Inayat Khan

The purpose of life is a life a purpose.
- Robert Byrne

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trail and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
- Helen Keller

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best you can become.
- Harold Taylor

You have to be yourself. Be very honest about who and what you are. And if people still like you, that's fine. If that don't, that's their problem.
- Sting

I wish they would take me only as I am.
- Vincent Van Gogh

Without a struggle there can be no progress.
- Fredrick Douglas



Okay, now for the quotes that I don't know who to give credit to... I've just heard around.



Don’t let your life wait on other people.

If it hurts, DON’T DO IT AGAIN!

That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.

If you aren’t living, you’re dead already.

Sometimes smart people, do very stupid things.

Never, ever, let a member of the opposite sex make you compromise your standards. Never.

Nothing is ever too good to be true.

Never do something if the risk is greater than the reward.

Think carefully before you act.

Instead of waiting for life to get better, do something about it.

If he doesn’t respect you, then he’s not worth a second of your time.

You never know when you’re making a memory.

The worst way to miss something is when you’re sitting right next to them, and you can’t have them.

Promises can always be broken.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

It’s alright letting yourself go... as long as you can get yourself back.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

What’s important in life is how we treat each other.

When it comes down to it, we all just want to be loved.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it.

You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?

Face the thing you fear, and you do away with that fear.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that happens to it.

It’s such a secret place, the land of tears.

Things don’t change. We change.

Life; it will go on.