All Quotes By Tag: Life

“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”

“For a day, just for one day,Talk about that which disturbs no oneAnd bring some peace into yourBeautiful eyes.”

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”

“But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”

“Frustration and Love can’t exist in the same place at the same time, so get real and start doing what you would rather be doing in life. Love your life. All of it. Even the heavy shit that happened to you when you were 8. All of it was and IS perfect.”

“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.”

“When she is happy, she can’t stop talking, when she is sad she doesn’t say a word.”

“Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.”

“Everyone has his own reality in which, if one is not too cautious, timid or frightened, one swims. This is the only reality there is.”

“Life is a long lesson in humility.”

“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8 color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64 color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64 color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s okay though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8 color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation. So when I meet someone who’s an 8 color type…I’m like, hey girl, Magenta! and she’s like, oh, you mean purple! and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, no I want Magenta!”

“The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.”

“Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.”

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

“No matter how much experience you have, there’s always something new you can learn and room for improvement.”