“ I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them. Audrey Hepburn
“ Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me. J.K. Rowling
“ It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeded. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“ Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but… Og Mandino
“ To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble. Bill Watterson
“ Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“ Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert
“ Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and… H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“ The damage was permanent; there would always be scars. But even the angriest scars faded over time until it was difficult to see them written on the skin at all, and the only thing that remained was t… Jodi Picoult
“ I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will as… Mother Teresa
“ Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning. Louisa May Alcott
“ I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian… Mindy Kaling
“ A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serv… James Allen
“ [T]he Christian is unable to sin and not care ... They may sin, but they cannot do so comfortably and continually. They are very much aware of their wrong actions, and they are very miserable. Joyce Meyer
“ You made them hate me. Said EnderSo? What will you do about it? Crawl in a corner? Start kissing their little backsides so they'll love you again? There's only one thing that will make them stop hatin… Orson Scott Card
“ You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know Ernest Hemingway
“ You can crab over the morning paper and kick the shins of the guy in the next seat at the movies and feel mean and discouraged and sneer at the politicians but there are a lot of nice people in the wo… Raymond Chandler