Quotes About Inspiration

Michelangelo, the great Renaissance artist and poet, knew the value, power, and need for dreams when he wrote, "The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." Our

There is no better way to honor life and God than to strive to become the-best-version-of-yourself.

Catherine of Sienna wrote, "If you are what you should be you will set the whole world on fire.

Some books find us at just the right time in our lives and those books change our lives forever. I hope this is that kind of book for you.

the people you will most enjoy spending time with are not those who agree with you in everything you say and tell you that you should be a little easier on yourself…and have that second slice of cheesecake! If you are dedicated to your essential purpose, the people you will want to surround yourself with are people who inspire and challenge you to become the-best-version-of-yourself. The

The world doesn't need another Mother Teresa. The Church doesn't need another Francis of Assisi. The world needs you. The Church needs you.

Whatever change you desire for the world, create that change in your own life. You are here for a purpose. Seek it out. Hunt it down. The greatest misery is to be purposeless. The great depression of our age is not economic, but spiritual. Our spiritual poverty is rooted in our purposelessness.

People don't do anything until they are inspired, but once they are inspired there is almost nothing they won't do.

We begin by turning to God in prayer. "Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name" (Psalm 86:11). Lord, inspire me to live an undivided life. Cast everything out of my life that creates an obstacle to the unified life you created me to live, and give me the courage to make decisions that defend and celebrate unity of life. Amen.

Holy Moments are going to make you insanely happy.

It is impossible to be bored at Mass if you come to listen to what God has to say to you right now in your life. It doesn't matter how good or bad the homily is; God will speak to you through it. It doesn't matter how good or bad the music is; God will speak to you through it. Whether it is a wonderful, prayerful mood or there are kids running up and down the aisle throwing crayons and eating potato chips; God will speak to you.

When we hear our talents calling us forth, we hear the voice of God inviting us to fully participate in the adventure of salvation.

You cannot live without dreams. Dreams foster hope, and hope is one of the forces by which men and women live.

Be gentle with yourself, be gentle with others, and never stop striving to be all that God created you to be: the-very-best-version-of-yourself.

Recuerda lo siguiente en todo momento: ser tú mismo nunca te conducirá a destruirte de ninguna forma o en ningún grado. Ser verdaderamente tú nunca te llevará a una versión minimizada de ti. Y ser tú implica que todo lo que hagas y digas ayudará a otros a convertirse en una versión mejorada de sí mismos.

If you don't know what you want form life, everything will appear either as an obstacle or a burden. But one of the greatest lessons of history is that the whole world gets out of the way for people who know what they want or where they are going. Be assure, if you don't know where you are going, you are lost.

One thing I have noticed about continuous learners is they tend to have pen and paper with them at all times, because they never know when they are going to hear something great or have an idea.

What makes a great friend? Our best friends are those people who encourage and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.

When holiness emerges in any place and time, all men and women of good will are inspired.

The very nature of love is transformative. Love is the most powerful agent of change in the universe. We shouldn't fall in love; we should rise in love. Love shouldn't cause us to be some-lesser-version-of-ourselves; love should inspire and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves. Life is about love, and what we choose to love can transform us for better or for worse.

The point is our actions can tip the balance between hope and despair.

If you sense that something is missing in your life, stop ignoring it. Start paying attention to it. God is trying to tell you something.

Every moment is just another chance to turn it all around. It's not too late, and that is a truly wonderful thing.

we became the books we read.