Quotes in category: “Life”:

Life is made up of years that mean nothing, and moments that mean it all.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Once, on ancient Earth, there was a human boy walking along a beach. There had just been a storm, and starfish had been scattered along the sands. The boy knew the fish would die, so he began to fling the fish to the sea. But every time he threw a starfish, another would wash ashore. "An old Earth man happened along and saw what the child was doing. He called out, 'Boy, what are you doing?' " 'Saving the starfish!' replied the boy. " 'But your attempts are useless, child! Every time you save one, another one returns, often the same one! You can't save them all, so why bother trying? Why does it matter, anyway?' called the old man. "The boy thought about this for a while, a starfish in his hand; he answered, "Well, it matters to this one." And then he flung the starfish into the welcoming sea.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Hero's get remembered, but legends never die.

Do you ever just get that feeling where you don't want to talk to anybody? you don't want to smile, and you don't want to fake being happy. but at the same time, you don't know exactly what is wrong either. There isn't a way to explain it to someone who doesn't already understand. If you could want anything in the world it would be to be alone. people have stopped being comforting... and being alone never was. At least when you're alone no one constantly asks you what is wrong and there isn't anyone who wont take 'i don't know' for an answer. You feel the way you do just BECAUSE. You hope the feeling will pass soon and that you will be able to be yourself again, but until then all you can do is wait.

Behind every beautiful thing there is some kind of pain.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, which is what I do. And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

I am every emotion times ten, I conform yet I'm rebellious, always obeying but somehow still an outlaw, always talking but never heard- I am a teenager.

I've developed a new philosophy... only dread one day at a time.

Whenever he thought about it, he felt terrible. And so, at last, he came to a fateful decision. He decided not to think about it anymore.

You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you knew how seldom they do.

You'll have dreams that come from sorrow, dreams that come from pride, dreams you'll dream tomorrow and forget or set aside. But don't be scared of dreaming or believing what you see, for when life starts to turn to hell, it's a dream that sets you free.

You never know when you're making a memory.

You are never given a wish without also being given the ability to make it come true.

You don't realize how strong a person really is until you see them at their weakest moment.

Why do they kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?

Why are the words Good-bye, I'm sorry, and I love you so easily pronounced but so hard to say?

Whether I'm right or wrong, whether I find a place in the world or never belong, I've gotta be me what else what can I be, but what I am.