All Quotes By Tag: Inspiration

“Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.”

“I’ll be inside the one who holds you. And then I won’t be. ”

“Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off on an early adventure or business, but full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? A dawning which you truly observe, degree by degree. It is the most amazing moment of birth. And more than anything it can spur you to action. Have a burning day.”

“I’m not aspiring to be someone else – If I’m me for the rest of my life then so be it”

“Do you have any advice for your readers?Lead the life that’s yours instead of faking someone else’s.”

“If someone loves you, they should not be envious of you pouring your heart and soul and time and energy into the things that you are passionate about, but instead….they should love you MORE because you are so involved in those things.”

“Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors.”

“But the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on.”

“We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.”

“All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.”

“They will only care when you’re gone.”

“The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.”

“In fact that is why the lives of most women are so vaguely unsatisfactory. They are always doing secondary and menial things (that do not require all their gifts and ability) for others and never anything for themselves. Society and husbands praise them for it (when they get too miserable or have nervous breakdowns) though always a little perplexedly and half-heartedly and just to be consoling. The poor wives are reminded that that is just why wives are so splendid — because they are so unselfish and self-sacrificing and that is the wonderful thing about them! But inwardly women know that something is wrong. They sense that if you are always doing something for others, like a servant or nurse, and never anything for yourself, you cannot do others any good. You make them physically more comfortable. But you cannot affect them spiritually in any way at all. For to teach, encourage, cheer up, console, amuse, stimulate or advise a husband or children or friends, you have to be something yourself. […]”If you would shut your door against the children for an hour a day and say; ‘Mother is working on her five-act tragedy in blank verse!’ you would be surprised how they would respect you. They would probably all become playwrights.”

“Don’t belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.”

“Peace of mind comes when we exercise our right to be honest, especially with ourselves.”