August 2010
“to overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.” — arthur schopenhauer
“if ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together…there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we’re apart.. i’ll always be with you.” —pooh
“people of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.” — michael josephson
“why do they always teach us that it’s easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? it’s the hardest thing in the world—to do what we want. and it takes the greatest kind of courage. i mean, what we really want.” —ayn rand
“don’t let go too soon but don’t hang on too long.” — mitch albom
“there are admirable potentialities in every human being. believe in your strength and your youth. learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, ‘it all depends on me.’” — andre gide
“Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody loves you.”
– Paulo Coelho (via quote-book) (via ntima) (via loveyourchaos)
“there’s one good thing about tight shoes; they make you forget your other troubles.” — josh billings
“when you re-read a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.” — clifton fadiman
“we do not remember days; we remember moments.” — cesare pavese
“life is full of beauty. notice it. notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. smell the rain, and feel the wind. live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” — ashley smith
“when we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” — helen keller
“poetry is thoughts that breathe and words that burn.” — thomas gray
“it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” — dumbledore
“a question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” — albert einstein
