life

Nothing great

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A slave

A slave is one who waits for someone else to free him.

— Rosellen Brown

May you live

May you live all the days of your life.

— Jonathan Swift

The best of times

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

— Charles Dickens

opening passage of A Tail of Two Cities

Inherited from our ancestors

We are praying that mankind does wake up and think about the future, for we haven't just inherited this earth from our ancestors, but we are borrowing it from our unborn children.

— Joseph Chasing Horse

Instructions for Life

  1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
  3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions.
  4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
  5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
  6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  8. Spend some time alone every day.
  9. Open your arms
— Dalai Lama

Trust our own thinking

We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.

— Wilma Mankiller

Principal Chief Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

Ninety percent of life

Ninety percent of life is just showing up.

— Woody Allen

Keep the channel open

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine

how good it is:
nor how valuable it is;

nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

— Martha Graham

to Agnes DeMille

Commit no mistakes

It is possible to commit no mistakes, and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.

— Jean-Luc Picard
Syndicate content