Quotes about life
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And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
Man loves company — even if it is only that of a small burning candle.
Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing — After Exhausting All the Alternatives.
Therefore do not seek to understand in order to believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
Never give in and never give up.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.
It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.
We don't stop going to school when we graduate.
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
I'm a big believer that your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life.
There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.