Inspirational Quotes (Part 8)

 “Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.” - Norman Cousins

“The poet lives a daydream that is awake, but above all, his daydream remains in the world, facing worldly things.  It gathers the universe around and in an object.” –Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher.

“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” –Pema Chodron

"There will never be a 'good' or 'right' time to do anything worth doing.  Do it anyway.  As soon as you can."  -Post Secret

"Every time one of my secrets isn't posted...I take it as a sign from God to (crossed out) let go of it.   Get over it." -Post Secret

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. ” — Ernest Hemingway

"The artist finds greater pleasure in painting than in having completed the picture.” – Seneca

“What I’m doing now has everything to do with where I want to be in 5 years.” –Marie Claire.com quiz question.

“What have you achieved last year?” –job interview question

“Life is more fun when it involves making money, taking risks, traveling, eating out and getting pleasantly tipsy on Greek islands.” –Eric Reguly

“Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” –Gordon B. Hinkley

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

No one but a blockhead writes except for money." - Samuel Johnson

“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint on broken glass.” –Anton Chekhov

“Writing is a struggle against silence.” –Carlos Fuentes

“All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I try to leave out parts that people want to skip.” –Elmore Leonard

“Yeah, it’s fun to be somebody you’re not, to bring a character to life.” Michael Berryman

“Smile.  It enhances your face value.” –Steel Magnolias.  Screenplay by Robert Harling

“When you know how to make love, you’ll know how to pitch.” –Bull Durham (written by Ron Shelton)

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”-Ray Bradbury

“You fail only if you stop writing.” - Ray Bradbury

“Tilting at windmills is not a bad thing because, even as Cervantes said, you can either get thrown into the mud or up into the stars.  It’s the risk we really all should be taking.” –Lance Henricksen  

“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” ~ Hunter S. Thompson

“Screenwriting is like solving a puzzle over and over.  You get faster with practice.  –Blake Snyder

“A writer is someone for whom writing is harder than it is for most people.”  -Thomas Mann 

“Why not go on a limb?  Isn’t that where the fruit is?”  -Frank Scully

“What is more mortifying than to feel you’ve missed the Plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”  Logan Pearsall Smith

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.  All life is an experiment.  The more experiments you make, the better.  What if they’re a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn?  What if you do fall, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice.  Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.”  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Right after my father died, I would come up here a lot ... I would imagine that the whole world was one big machine. Machines never have extra parts, you know.  They always have the exact number they need. So I figured if the entire world was a big machine I couldn’t be an extra part, I had to be here for some reason ... And that means you have to be here for some reason, too. –movie Hugo

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~ Scott Adams

“Only in men’s imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence.  Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.”- Joseph Conrad

"Like every great chef, cull the ingredients from your life and use them to create your own great story. You probably have more resources than you think."- Signe Olynyk

“There are a lot more successful relentless people in Hollywood than there are successful talented people. You need to water and fertilize the grinder side of you as much as your creative side. Grow it. Turn yourself into a grinder because relentless will win over talented every time.” –Doug Richardson

You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. - Robin McLaurim Williams

"It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others." -- Sydney J. Harris

"The guest is a better judge of the meal than the cook." –Aristotle

“First, do not accept just anyone with a microphone or a blog as an expert.  Please, please talk to qualified experts.  My second request would be: Do no be motivated or manipulated by fear.  As a matter of general philosophy, fear is not a great basis for decision- making.” –Denise Carpenter (President of the Canadian Nuclear Association.)

“You will yourself to absorb all this because it’s important to witness each person’s struggle, it’s what connects humanity.” –Judith Timson

“Skills are tougher than knowledge -- you have to actually do something.”- Dr. Rebecca Schalm

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” –Paramahansa Yogananda

“Each of us has the capacity to contribute a small amount, or not, to the world while we are living in it.  In Africa, in Asia or in Canada, good that is put into the world is good that is put into the world.  Period.

And is doing nothing because one can only do a little valid excuse to actually do nothing?  It is not.  We have little understanding of the impacts of our actions, even those felt to be inconsequential.” –Annemarie Pegg (a part of Doctors without Borders)

“I am only one, but I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.  And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”- Edward Everett Hale

"That you cannot start at the top and you should forget any idea of what you think you 'should' have achieved by a certain age. It is important to recognize that all your previous career experiences will help to strengthen and diversify your skills, and you will eventually end up where you will be your best." - Sien- Estelle Petty

“Be industrious, and frugal, and you will be rich.” –Benjamin Franklin

“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” –Ingrid Bergman

“Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her- when, 9 times out of 10, she only wants him to want to kiss her?” –Helen Rowland

“Charm is a woman’s strength, just as strength is a man’s charm.” –Havelock Ellis

“When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she told them they are handsome.”-Jean Giradoux

“Love is everything it’s cracked up to be… it really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.” –Erica Jong

“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”  -George Land

“When you love someone, all your saved- up wishes start coming out.”- Elizabeth Bowen

“Passion is the quickest to develop and the quickest to fade.  Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradual still.” –Dr. Robert J. Sternberg

“You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.  She was made to be wooed and won by youth.” –Winston Churchill

“When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired.” –Pablo Picasso

“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves; those who work hard and play hard.” Colin Powell

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” –Sam Ewing

“In the ocean of truth, we’re forever treading water, swimming for our lives.”- Chris Knight

“The time which we have at our disposal everyday is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains.” –Michael Proust

“There are no failures, only outcomes.”

“Success is not the final outcome, it’s about what you have learned and achieved along the way.” –Rachel Smith, Miss USA

“Every struggle I faced was necessary because it made me a better person.”-Ciara (singer)

“Young men speak of the future because they have no past, but old men speak of the past because they have no future.”-“Pickles” comic strip

“…to live deeply and suck out all the marrow of life.” –Thoreau

“The world can take you off course.  And rather than being reactive under other people’s priorities, it’s important to be leading proactive lives, advancing our own priorities.”- Robin Sharma, author of The Secret Letters of the Monk who Sold his Ferrari

“To staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.” –Lucille Ball

“Success starts with knowing yourself.”- Personalysis website

VIA Me! Website quiz:

“I believe life is more of a playground than a battlefield.”

“I am a true life-long learner.”

“I never want things that are bad for me in the long run, even if they make me feel good in the short run.”

“I welcome the opportunity to brighten someone else’s day with laughter.”

“Everyday, I look forward to the opportunity to learn and grow.”

“I value my ability to think critically.”

“I love to make other people happy.”

“I have a clear picture in my mind about what I want to happen in the future.”

“My life has a strong purpose.”

“We need to know that we are not alone.” –C.S. Lewis

“Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible."-  Francis Bacon

“Given  the world that be created, it would be an impiety against God to believe in him.” –Jim Banville