Quotes About Life

He had borrowed the colours of his life from that spectrum of desire which he called God.

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

If you intend to insist on justice in order to live a successful and happy life, you will not do so in this lifetime, on this planet.

The individual who is actively engaged in a struggle, or in striving toward an important goal, does not come up with pessimistic philosophies concerning the meaninglessness or the futility of life.

To the degree that we deny the gift of life, we embrace death.

2. The self-image can be changed. Numerous case histories have shown that one is never too young or too old to change his self-image and thereby start to live a new life. One of the reasons it has seemed so difficult for a person to change his habits, his personality, or his way of life has been that heretofore nearly all efforts at change have been directed to the circumference of the self, so to speak, rather than to the center.

Dr. Selye's book written for laymen, The Stress of Life. To me, the really important thing that Dr.

People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals that are worthwhile.

He sees us not as pathetic victims of life, but masters of the art of living; not wanting sympathy, but imparting help to others

When the failure-type personality looks for a scapegoat or excuse for his failure, he often blames society, "the system," life, "the breaks." He resents the success and happiness of others because it is proof to him that life is shortchanging him and he is being treated unfairly.

Perhaps most important of all, we will learn how chronically unhappy people have learned to enjoy life by "experiencing" happiness!

Today I am more convinced than ever that what each of us really wants, deep down, is more life. Happiness, success, peace of mind

each of us really wants, deep down, is more life. Happiness, success, peace of mind, or whatever your own conception of supreme good may be, is experienced in its essence as more life.

The Conquest of Happiness, Bertrand Russell

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings and not count the years.

Jaime, how the

Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.

Body my housemy horse my houndwhat will I dowhen you are fallenQuestion [1954], st. 1

It's doneon a diamond,and for fun.It's abouthome, and it'sabout run.

Body my house my horse my hound What will I do when you are fallen Where will I sleep How will I ride What will I hunt Where can I go without my mount all eager and quick How will I know in thicket ahead is danger or treasure When Body my good bright dog is dead How will it be to lie in the sky without roof or door and wind for an eye with cloud for a shift how will I hide?

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.

I've had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and I've been surprised that it means that to them. If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. I can't control that. Nor would I want to.

There were times when it was said that I had more determination than talent. This may be said of many. It may also be said that life loves the person who dares to live it.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.