Inspirational Quotes
2005-2008
January 3, 2005
"Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings."
~Ralph Blum
March 7, 2005
"The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us."
~Marianne Williamson
March 28, 2005
"Grace is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."
~Unknown
April 18, 2005
"Just because a marriage (or anything) ends, doesn't mean it failed. If you loved, learned, and grew, and you would not make the same mistakes again, the experience was a huge success."
~ Alan Cohen
May 16, 2005
“Having a personal history keeps us from now. This is a radical idea perhaps, but I am asking you to consider the possibility of totally eradicating your personal history from your consciousness and simply living completely in the present moment.”
~ Wayne Dyer
June 20 , 2005
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
~ Lanston Hughes
October 17, 2005
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
~ Anatole France
November 21, 2005
“Don't allow your future to be held hostage by your past .”
~ Unknown
December 19 , 2005
“What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more."
~ Seneca
January 16, 2006
“Spirituality is saying, "May the heavens open up and angels bless everyone with a deep awareness of his own light." Religion says only Jesus got the light, and you're full of sh*t, and you are in the dark. They are the only ones that got it, and you've gotta go through them to get it. Man, in this life the only thing that's holy is your relationship with your heart, your family and the air you breathe."
~ Carlos Santana
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March 27, 2006
"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however."
~Richard Bach
April 10, 2006
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
May 8, 2006
"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true."
~The Buddha
July 10 , 2006
"If you're not amazed by how naive you were yesterday, you're standing still.
If you're not terrified of the next step, your eyes are closed.
If you're standing still and your eyes are closed, then you're only dreaming that you're awake.
A caged bird in a boundless sky. "
~Jed McKenna
August 21 , 2006
"Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other guy to die "
~unknown
October 9, 2006 "There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."
~Dalai Lama
December 11, 2006
"There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet."
~William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
November 26, 2007
"Find your weakest point, and you have found your greatest opportunity to reveal Light."
April 1, 2008
"Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not shaken by praise or blame."
~The Buddha
"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present."
~Babatunde Olatunji
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