Would you share an inspiring quote youve been affected with?

Question

something that changed your outlook on life...added value to your existence and or helped you become a better person.

do share ^^

Answer 1

The poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Answer 2

Evolutionary Track

Aside from the occasional trysts with fate and the serendipitous encounters with fortune, I'd say that I have stayed pretty much on the same path as most humans. It seems that my destiny may be aligned with that of most mortals, who by the way, during my latest journey, I had learned much from. What I hope they have learned from me is the sanctity of Love, Understanding, Good Will and of course, the most difficult for those of flesh and blood - Forgiveness.

As it is with most of my stays here, I'm not in the position to criticize nor challenge although what I see at times provides me impetus to offer what I'd been given - Reason. Just as I had written not so long ago:

I have Reason, I have Rhyme

Pondering my thoughts,

Throughout the eons of time

Many times we are posed a question, so simple yet the most difficult to answer: Why am I here? Ah, because you belong. Simple enough an answer and it really needs no further explanation . . .

You know, I rely on you as much as you rely on me and the symbiotic nature of our relationship provides the universe with balance, although at times, it may not appear to be so . . .

Life to me, an open book

with each page, I learn something new

Yet, I await the final

the most revealing clue

Perhaps, when our fates are decided, would we learn the truth . . . eternity it beckons, so I had heard as I stood sentry-like against the winds of time . . .

Far in the distance, perhaps another void

a place where my existence

can never be destroyed

Ricky J. Fico

Answer 3

THE SNEEZE
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown-up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears. This class would not pray during the commencements----not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave
inspirational and challen! ging spe eches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.The speeches were nice, but they were routine.....until the final speech received a standing ovation.
A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened.
All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!! The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, " GOD BLESS YOU, each and every one of you!" And he walked off stage...
The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval. Isn't this a wonderful story? GOD BLESS YOU!!!! In God We Trust, United We Stand.
This is a true story; happened at the University of Maryland. It's inspiring.


Everyone might not be a Jay Leno fan, but I think this quote pretty much
> > hits the nail on the head.
> >
> > The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
> >
> > With hurricanes, tornadoes, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
> > severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
> > with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a
> > good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Answer 4

properly, that's not the main inspirational that i've got heard yet... "Shoot for the moon, whether you fail you will land between the stars." The source that i chanced on became Les Brown. even nevertheless, such loads of circumstances the quote's author is listed as an unknown.

Answer 5

My father always quoted this: "A mind changed against its will is of the opinion still." It always made sense to me when I felt like arguing my side of anything.

Answer 6

Let me see! An inspiring quote I have been 'affected'with?
How about....Proverbs.15:2.."The tongue of wise ones does good
with knowledge,but the mouth of the stupid ones bubbles forth
with foolishness.".....

Answer 7

When you are in a creek and a log comes your way what do you do, you just step to the side. Just like in life.

Answer 8

Yes: No lite te bastardes incomborunderum

Answer 9

An unexamined life is not worth living

Answer 10

"There is a life *before* death". That's from a radio programme here in Argentina, and it's in my profile page, now.