Does anyone have any inspirational quote(s) that have gotten you through a hard time?

Question

It seems that quote always comes at the right time. Please share your personal favorites.
Here are a few( not all are inspirational but they put a smile on my face so what the hell :) )
A pearl is not a pearl until it is out of its shell
He who flings mud, loses a lot of ground
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over
I'm going to stop procrastinating ... once I get around to it.
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Answer 1

if you havent got a solution....your part of the problem.
i used to be indecisive....but im not sure anymore
no expectations....no disappointments

Answer 2

"If no one ever took risks, Michealangelo would've painted the sistine floor"

This one i've heard from my teacher "Don't let your minimum be your maximum, let your maximum be your minimum"

"Treat you're friends like your paintings put them in the best light"

"On the human chess board any moves are possible"

"Do the necessary and the possible and you are suddenly doing the impossible"

"It's better to light a candle , than to condemn the darkness"

one that I've learned myself " the meaning of love cannot be found through a book, a dictionary , or the encyclopedia. Its meaning steadily arises from your experiences"

"Do what the clock does, keep moving"

" Be not afraid of moving slow , be afraid of moving still"

"Even if you are in the right spot you'll just get run over standing there" (not sure about the actual quote )

this one is , i think , is from mother theresa , quoting about abortion " That child could've had the cure for cancer"

Answer 3

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. - Garrison Keillor The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. - Oscar Wilde A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. - Oscar Wilde We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. - Oscar Wilde Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. - Oscar Wilde Work is the curse of the drinking classes. - Oscar Wilde A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. - Oscar Wilde Humor is reason gone mad. - Groucho Marx Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. - Walter Winchell Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. - Mark Twain Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. - Mark Twain Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain Get the facts first. You can distort them later. - Mark Twain When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. - Mark Twain

Answer 4

my favorites are...

"breathe in, breathe out, and move on"

"yesterday is over my shoulder so i cant look back for too long, theres just to much to see waiting in front of me and i know that i just cant go wrong"

"ive got a pbs mind in an mtv world"

yea yea ok these are all lines form jimmy buffett songs but they are good mottos to live by

Answer 5

On October 29, 1941, U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School to to hear the traditional songs he had sung there as a youth, as well as to speak to the students. When he was invited to give a speech, Churchill stood before the students and said,

"Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."

Answer 6

I think this one is mad deep:

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"

"life is like a river, sometimes things fall in and make it more difficut, but the water flows through regardless."

Answer 7

Thank you for sharing your quotes.
One of my favorites is: Choose well the ditch you die in.
What happened in the past is like last year's snow; you can't plow it and you can't get stuck in it.

Answer 8

I like this verse from bible:

"And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?"

Answer 9

- Live your life to the fullest: do the best you can do while you are still alive.

-Work to learn, not to earn: You work not just to earn money, but also to learn and get more experience.

-You go to school/ work to make mistakes: The purpose of you in everything you do is to make mistakes, it is only from making mistakes then you can learn.

Answer 10

"That which does not kill you only makes you stronger"

and

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know th e difference" -Serenity prayer

Two of my all time favorite