INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“Kindness isn't sacrifice so much as it is being considerate for the feelings of others, sharing happiness, the unselfish thought, the spontaneous and friendly act, forgetfulness of our own present interests. ”
Carl Holmes
COURTESY
“If you were born with the weakness to fall. You were born with the strength to rise.”
Rupi Kaur
STRENGTH
“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”
Jodi Picoult
STRENGTH
“For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
STRENGTH
“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of their strength, but by the strength of their heart.”
Zeus, Hercules
STRENGTH
“Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion.”
Lorraine Anderson
APPRECIATING NATURE
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
Rachel Carson
APPRECIATING NATURE
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’”
Sylvia Plath
APPRECIATING NATURE
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
John Quincy Adams
PERSEVERANCE
“Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it. Get your hopes up, get your faith up, look up, and get ready to rise up.”
Germany Kent
PERSEVERANCE
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
PERSEVERANCE
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around.”
Carolyn Birmingham
LAUGHTER
“To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.”
Reba McEntire
LAUGHTER
“I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”
Audrey Hepburn
LAUGHTER
“Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.”
Michael Josephson
CHARACTER
“Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition – such as lifting weights – we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”
Stephen R. Covey
CHARACTER
“Our ability to handle life’s challenges is a measure of our strength of character.”
Les Brown
CHARACTER
“Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.”
John Luther
CHARACTER
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
Bob Marley
INTEGRITY
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
Ernest Hemingway
HUMILITY
“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.”
Gordon B. Hinckley
HUMILITY
“If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.”
William Penn
COMPASSION
“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.”
Frederick Buechner
COMPASSION
“Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.”
King Hussein Nishah
RESPECT
“Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.”
U Thant
