Quotes in category: “Life”:

Greatness comes not when things always go good for you, but the greatness comes when you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you have been in the deepest valleys can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

I have a feeling I get watching jaws, when the men are in the little boat in the middle of the dark sea, drunk and singing, and it’s cozy and fun, and the fantasist in me hopes that in this version of the film the shark will decide he’s not evolutionarily advanced enough to hold a grudge against a bunch of humans and he’ll swim away and no one will get eaten. I watch, knowing the worst is a certainty, but still faintly believing I might have the one dud tape for those sensitive souls who can’t face reality.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Don't judge me before you know me. The more you use your eyes the less you see.

I learned it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

I don't know if I'm running because I'm scared or if I'm scared because I'm running.

It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

Being happy doesn’t mean things are perfect, it just means you’ve decided to look past the imperfections.

You begin to learn that kisses aren't a contract and presents arent promises. You begin to accept your defeats with your head up and eyes open. You learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrows ground is too uncertain. After a while, you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much of it. So plant your own garden instead of waiting for somebody else to bring you flowers.

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

Regret for the things we do can be tampered with time, it is regret for the things we do not do that is inconsolable.

Let no man pull you so low as to make you hate him.

If only closed minds came with closed mouths.

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

I’m a first believer in the power of change. But there is one thing I’ve learned, and that’s the hardest part of moving forward is not looking back.

Some things ain't meant to be. The best things in life are free, And tomorrow is another day. Funny how the truth sounds so cliche.

Lose everything and what is real will still remain.

It's not what you've been through; it's how you deal with what you've been through.

Rocks break, everything changes, even when you think you're sure, especially. To be fair, if I was one of the fates looking down at the best laid plans of dumb little people, probably see mine and want to mess with them too. You wanna know about me in 500 words? I get scared sometimes, I'm disappointed, I have doubts and I love gettin' my way. I don't like change but I know its good for me and inevitable, so I welcome it as best I can. There's a poem by Yoham Framm that says it better than I will " Defy the old dragon, defy fear. The world may rage and quake, but I shall remain singing in perfect peace." Yeah things happen, things you don't expect, or want, or like. The world rages and you become someone you didn't know you'd ever be. And there you are, in your clothes, in your life, this is my future, this is me. This is me and I want things I never thought I would, I want the possibilities a school like princeton can afford. A place to grow, meet new people, a place for surprise when life turns out to be nothing I imagined... and to be grateful for it. In perfect peace.

Sometimes the thrill of soaring... must begin with the fear of falling.

Music had been his refuge and his solace, and he had a healthy appreciation for its power to transport a person to a better place.

I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances. And how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, every time you take a big risk in your life, no matter how it ends up, you're always glad you took it.

Sometimes we expect too much the key is to just expect nothing and that one time when you're not all caught up in thinking about what you really want to happen... it will.