Inspirational Quotes

Inspiring quotes to live by and to get through the tougher times.

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"Good fortune almost always shows up in the form of another.”
Anonymous

“I divide the world into three classes: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the vast majority who have no idea what has happened.”
-- Nicholas M. Butler, 19th-20th Century educator and president of Columbia Teachers College and University.

"Pain is part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that."
-- Rabbi Harold Kushner, popular speaker and author of numerous books, including When Bad Things Happen to Good People

“If I’m only for myself, what am I?”
-- Hillel, 1st Century Rabbinic Sage

“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”
-- Lily Tomlin, 20-21st Century actress

“Misfortune may become fortune through patience.”
-- Solomon Ibn Gabirol, 11th Century Rabbi and poet

“If it’s true that adversity builds character, your character’s been getting quite a workout lately!”
-- Message on a get-well greeting card received after Rabbi Ed's prostate cancer surgery

“It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.”
-- Isaac Asimov, 20th Century biochemist and prolific author, whose science fiction included stories that portray robots

“The die is now cast!”
-- Julius Caesar, Roman leader, 1st Century BC, before crossing the Rubicon River bridge

 “We can’t cross a bridge until we come to it; but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.”
-- Bernard M. Baruch, 20th Century statesman

“Experiencing postoperative pain is not a must.”
-- Jacques Chelly, Professor of Anesthesiology and a leading authority in acute pain care University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, News Bureau release, 2004

“To defy external forces, to rise above circumstances, is to proclaim the sovereignty of the human spirit.”
-- Chaim Weitzmann, 20th Century British scientist and first President of Israel

“Aging is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
-- Mark Twain, 19th Century American author

“First do no harm!”
-- Hippocrates, 5th Century BC Greek Physician

“To fully heal, one must release the memory of pain from body, mind and soul.”
-- Anonymous

“Your marriage is in trouble if your wife says, ‘You’re only interested in one thing’ – and you can’t remember what it was.”
-- Milton Berle, 20th century comedian and TV personality

“Children today know more about sex than I or my father did.”
-- Bill Cosby, 20^th- 21^st century comedian, actor and educator

“Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”
-- Indian Proverb

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
-- Walter Winchell, 20th century radio newscaster

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
-- Kahlil Gibran, 19th-20th Century Lebanese-American author

“There are only two truths: life and death. Everything else really doesn’t matter.”
-- Anonymous

“Do not weep, do not wax indignant. Understand.”
-- Baruch Spinoza, 17th Century rationalist philosopher

“When you pray, move your feet.”
-- African proverb

“Therefore choose life!”
-- Deuteronomy 30:19

“It is now and in this world that we must live.”
-- Andre Gide, 20th Century writer

“For every opinion, there is an equal and opposite opinion.”
-- Anonymous

“Sooner or later, our technology is going to catch up with us.”
-- Anonymous

Remember the three R’s:
Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
-- Anonymous

LIVE life passionately
LAUGH until your belly hurts
LOVE unconditionally
-- Anonymous

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