I've always been a big quote fanatic. There's just something about words that I find powerful. When they are combined to create a quote they become inspirational to me or relevant to my life. The quote could be on friendship, disappointment, love, life, relationships, or happiness. No matter what type of quote I read, I just love them. My obsession with quotes has grown since I created my own Twitter account 2 years ago because I am able to be positively influenced all day by various Twitter accounts that I follow. I keep a quote book in my room of every quote that has had an impact on me--my collection of quotes has greatly expanded as of lately. My quotes do not just come from Twitter; they also come from plays, movies, and music lyrics. The following quotes are not by any means my most favorite, but they are ones that have really impacted my perspective that I have on various topics as well as my life.
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
-Winston Churchill
"Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher."
-Oprah Winfrey
"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion."
-Abe Lincoln
"True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be."
-Unknown
"Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose."
-Evan Esar
"If you let things change, they often change for the worse. If you make things change, they often change for the better."
-Unknown
"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."
-Oprah Winfrey
"You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him."
-Leo Aikman
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
-Robert Frost
"It's our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
-Albus Dumbledore
"Love is the intense desire to be intensely desired."
-Robert Frost
"Your dreams live in a land far, far away from your comfort zone."
-Josh Shipp
"It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop."
-Confucius
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
-Carl Jung
"As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more."
-Jules Renard
"What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?"
-John Greene
"When things go wrong, don't go with them."
-Elvis Presley
"Real loss only occurs when you lose something you love more than yourself."
-Unknown
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
-Stephen Covey
"Life is not a having and getting, but a being and a becoming."
-Myrna Loy
This blog is the first of many blogs in which I will display quotes I love for others to enjoy and find meaning in. If you have a powerful quote, please share it with me.
