Quotes I Like
Relationships - of all kinds - are like sand held in
your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand,
the sand remains where it is. The minute
you close your hand and squeeze tightly
to hold on, the sand trickles through your
fingers. You may hold on to some of it, but
most will be spilled. A relationship is like
that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the
other person, it is likely to remain intact.
But hold too tightly, too possessively,
and the relationship slips away and is lost.
--Kaleel Jaminson, The Nibble Theory
You never lose by loving.
you always lose by holding back.
--Barbra DeAngeli
It's all right letting yourself go,
as long as you can get yourself back.
-Mick Jagger
Truly loving another means letting go of
all expectations. It means full acceptance,
even celebration of another's personhood.
-Karen Casey
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.
--Source Unknown
If you judge people, you have no
time to love them.
--Mother Teresa
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
--Robert Louis Stevenson
All you need is love.
--John Lennon
Enjoy yourself. These are the good
old days you're going to miss in the
years ahead.
--Anonymous
She never gave up. My mom is my hero.
--Kimberly Anne Brand
The family-that dear octopus from whose
tentacles we never quite escape nor, in
our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
--Dodie Smith
My mother had a great deal of
trouble with me, but I think
she enjoyed it.
--Mark Twain
If God can work through me, he can
work through anyone.
--St. Francis of Assisi
Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
--Lao-tzu
To give pleasure to a single heart
by a single act is better than a thousand
heads bowing in prayer.
--Gandhi
Peace, like charity, begins
at home.
--Source Unknown
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
The more we know the better we forgive.
Whoever feels deeply, feels for all who live.
--Madame de Stael
You never know what happiness a simple
act of kindness will bring about.
--Bree Abel
I sough my soul
But my soul I could not see.
I sought my God
But my God eluded me.
I sought my brother
And I found all three.
--Source Unknown
Great opportunities to help others
seldom come, but small ones surround
us every day.
--Sally Koch
Those who bring sunshine to the lives
of others cannot keep it from themselves.
--James M. Barne
