“A Small trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye and it fills the whole world and puts everything out of focus. Hold it at a proper distance and it can be examined and properly classified. Throw it at your feet and it can be seen in its true setting, just one more tiny bump on the pathway of life.”
~ Celia Luce
“The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at the best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
~ Proverbs 22:1
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”
– Michelle Obama
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“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
—Langston Hughes
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“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading I Refuse to Believe It →
“Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you will start believing in it.”
~ Jesse Owens
“When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
~Marcus Aurelius
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
~ Neil Gaiman
“See: it’s a never-ending upward spiral. And if you think at any point you’re allowed to stop climbing, I’m afraid you’re missing the point. Because the joy is in the climb itself.”
~Mark Manson
“I want the wisdom that surpasses natural understanding. Continue reading The Wisdom I Seek →
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
~Maya Angelou
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.”
-Alexander Graham Bell
“Sometimes, all it takes is a little more strength, a little more courage, a little more interest, a little more determination. Not a lot more, just a tiny bit more than you had before to make it through, and suffer no regrets.”
~ Quotes by Apoetsbrain
“It takes one that has known fear to stand fearless. It takes one that has felt and understood shame to stand confident.”
~ Thoughts from Apoetsbrain
“In the same way that one must separate themselves from the crowd, one must also join themselves strongly with the crowd at certain times. If only to say a prayer. For in doing both, wholesomeness can be achieved.”
~By Sandra C. Bamisile 😁
“Rejection is a part of life. If one lives their life without the experience of rejection, oh! how horrible.”
~ By Prof. Wang Min ©
(Professor of Innovation and Strategic Management)
“The sky is a lonely place packed with lonely icons.
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“The one whose life is centered only around gathering riches and indulging all worldly pleasures is like an ant inside someone’s house who worked all through the day to gather sugar, and ant meat, and when evening came, the home owner swept everything off both ant and ant meat alike. A destruction with no discrimination.”
~ Thoughts by Apoetsbrain ©
“There comes a time when you realize that your life is no longer in any man’s hands. Not in your parents, or your siblings, or friends, not in yours, but in the hand of God who does as He wills. And then you stop fighting and kicking against the pricks. To gain that smoother Iife of peace, in surrender. Then all you can say is:
“Not my will Lord, but yours be done.”
~Sandra C. Bamisile 😊
“I am a Woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman,
that’s me.”
~ Phenomenal Woman Poem (1978) by Maya Angelou
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
~ Maya Angelou
