Inspirational Historical Quotes

The best way to take our minds off our own troubles is to help someone else with theirs. ~ Karen Witemeyer

He made a glorious picture. Tall in the saddle. Valiant. Unafraid of the dangers that lurked ahead. A hero on a noble quest. A rather romantic notion for a woman who'd packed away dreams of handsome knights long ago in favor of the reality of a career in medicine. ~ Karen Witemeyer

Choosing a husband was much like choosing a good baguette. One looked for a strong outer shell, a tender interior, and most importantly, a tractability of dough to hold whatever shape the baker deemed appropriate. Abigail needed a good baguette by the end of the weeek ~ Karen Witemeyer

You can't undo the past, but you can learn from it. ~ Karen Witemeyer

If we want the Lord to accomplish mighty deeds in our own lives, the first step is to put what we have in His hands.~ pg 111 ~ Karen Witemeyer

He hated the their first kiss was up for public consumption, but if she expected him to give her a polite buss on the cheek, she was fixin' to be disappointed. He wanted no doubt in anyone's mind, especially his new wife's, that this marriage was real. ~ Karen Witemeyer

I've seen enough cowboys in my life to know I don't want one for a husband."
...Victoria
"Every good man I know is a cowboy."
...Colt
Promises Kept ~ Scarlett Dunn

How often had he wanted to believe that he was created for some higher purpose? ~ Karen Witemeyer

You shouldn't let the voices of your past or present define who you are. Let God do that. ~ Melissa Jagears

He'd felt God's gentle urging in his life before, but never had it been so overt. It was as if a general had ridden onto the battlefield to direct the operation himself instead of leaving it in the hands of his officers. ~ Karen Witemeyer

Selflessness need to be mutual if a relationship's going to work, don't you think?~Corinne ~ Melissa Jagears

God always provides other options for His people when they are tempted to take an unrighteous path. But if we depend only on ourselves to solve our problems, we narrow our vision and see none of those options. ~ Karen Witemeyer

You don't want to miss the love that's perfect for you because you're too busy searching for a fairy tale. ~ Rachel Fordham

She couldn't let the fear of reliving past disappointments keep her from the chance of discovering a joy she'd never known. ~ Melissa Jagears

Do you plan on marrying Charles?"
She shook her head.
"Good. I wouldn't want to shoot him, but I would."
... Finding Promise ~ Scarlett Dunn

There was only Matthew. The rugged, straightforward captain, with his square jaw and horseshoe mustache, looking at her with an intensity that made her believe cardiac somersaults were anatomically possible. ~ Karen Witemeyer

What matters now, is what you choose to do in the next hour, what you choose to do tomorrow. If your past decisions didn't get you where you wanted to be, figure out what decisions will. Beating yourself up over the past won't change a thing. ~Annie ~ Melissa Jagears

If only being a damsel in distress--and having a hero sweep in and save her--were a sensible plan. ~ Melissa Jagears

Even in the the dark times, He is there. And in the good times we need to be good stewards of the blessing.~ pg 219 ~ Nancy Moser

I'll pray for you, as well, Logan, that you won't lay burdens on yourself that only God is meant to carry. ~page 106 ~ Karen Witemeyer

If you can lean from your mistakes, then you're better off for it. It might not be something you can look back on proudly, but you can use what you've learned to make your future something to be proud of. ~ Melissa Jagears

No matter how many people reject or betray you, if you have even one person in your life you can count on--really, truly count on--you can overcome any obstacle. Trusting the wrong person might lead to temporary heartache, but trusting the right one provides a strength that can fuel you for a lifetime.~ page 56 ~ Karen Witemeyer

Don't shove away a lifetime of blessing because you fear trials. You'll have them no matter what you do.~ Marianne Lister ~ Melissa Jagears

Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Every moment is going by
part of life is saying goodbye. ~ Debasish Mridha

An idea weighs nothing, except on the mind. ~ A.T. Baron

Something to remember ... You only get one chance to grow and live, so make it Beautiful! ~ Sierra Lawrimore

I think the only difference between me and other people is that when I hear of an interesting historical incident, I immediately write it down and Google it. ~ Emma Donoghue

In the end, it doesn't matter how much you earned, but how much you gave away with love. ~ Debasish Mridha

PATTY: Hannah, what happened to me was awful, and it happened a long time ago, but I try not to dwell on it. It's with me, is who I am, but I won't allow it to shape me. ~ Sam Crescent

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. ~ Thomas Paine

Today, I saw an owl with broken eyes. A blind owl with eyes that look like a dark night filled with bright stars. I used to think that no one could really love a person so broken in so many places. But the broken owl has two eyes filled with a starry universe, and that's when I realised, that you can be loved for your brokenness. Not just despite it. It only takes someone who knows what a starry universe would feel like. Broken is beautiful, too. And sometimes even more beautiful. ~ C. JoyBell C.

Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another's eyes ~ Robyn Davidson

He has had her today but he has not had her. No man ever shall. ~ Orna Ross

Bitterness is the cancer of bones. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If it isn't one blessing, it's another! ~ Chari Twitty-Hawkins

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys. ~ Bobby Darin

Love those wrongdoers, they need it more than you. ~ Alfred Hitchcock

I could probably not say more than that life is a very deep mystery, and that finally the grace of God is all that can resolve it. And the grace of God is also a very deep mystery. ~ Marilynne Robinson

Even with all its positive attributes, capitalism in its imperialistic form is the most treacherous system mankind ever devised. It is driven by a selfishness that has an almost religious underlining to it. ~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form/When within thee the universe is folded?Baha'u'llah ~ Bahaullah

Women like silent men. They think they're listening. ~ Marcel Achard

The highest historical probability can be adduced in support of the proposition that, if it were possible to annihilate the Bible, and with it all its influences, we should destroy with it the whole spiritual system of the moral world. ~ Edward Everett

Happiness isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you to your unique definition of joy. ~ Phil McGraw

Every need brings in what's needed. Pain bears its cure like a child. ~ Rumi

Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You'll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover's eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings?
When you've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary nights
You'll find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You'll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

So impossible as they may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
'Cause who's to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete ~ Westlife

No matter what the situation is ... close your eyes and think of all the things you could be grateful for in your life right now. ~ Deepak Chopra

...I will never, ever try to take up less space ever again. I will stretch these limbs of mine out wide and I will not budge, not an inch, not ever again. ~ Jessica Barry

Human beings are pixels of love, trust, and kindness
We came from Milky Way, dust, and brightness. ~ Debasish Mridha

I am so busy loving life, I have no time to hate. ~ Debasish Mridha

The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings. ~ Henry David Thoreau

The only thing that stays the same in life is change. ~ Tracy Morgan

You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. ~ Erin Morgenstern

Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now? ~ John P. Strelecky

There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor and have to live with it. ~ Alex Ferguson

Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice. It feels as if Hades and his vile demons have risen from the depths of Tartarus solely for the purpose of banding to personally torture you, and that their genuine intent of mental, emotional, and spiritual anguish is tearing you to shreds. Your heart weighs as heavily as leaden legs which you would drag yourself forward with if not for the quicksand that pulls you down inch by inch, paralyzing your will and threatening oblivion. And all the while fire and brimstone pour from the sky, pelting only you.
Truly, that is what it feels like. But that feeling is a trial that won't last forever. Never give up. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Anger is fleeting, whereas hostility is enduring. ~ Deborah Sandella

There is only one romance the Soul's. ~ William Butler Yeats

We're hallucinating. And that's what this world is: a mass hallucination, where fear seems more real than love. Fear is an illusion. Our craziness, paranoia, anxiety and trauma are literally all imagined. ~ Marianne Williamson

Life has existential suffering; we become happy by caring. ~ Debasish Mridha

Dwell on joy of your dreams. Watch the galaxies, and you see yourself rushing with them. ~ Prof.Salam Al Shereida

I'm willing to be under anything, she said, as long as it isn't somebody's thumb. ~ Amor Towles

I cannot imagine a sentence more severe than a person limited not by his or her own abilities but by the opinions and expectations of others. And having been made to organize in such a way, comes the remuneration, but no penance or escape. ~ Noorilhuda

Believe, Believe, Believe.
Anything is very possible. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't want to think about the danger, the life changing events that have fallen into our lives. I just want to live in this moment, right here, right now. ~ Brandy Nacole

We need no language to laugh ~ Janaki Sooriyarachchi

To die,
so young to die.
No, no, not I,
I love the warm sunny skies,
light, song, shining eyes,
I want no war, no battle cry,
No, no, not I. ~ Hannah Senesh

Everyone seems to want to be somewhere they aren't. Choose to be where you are right now and you will be happier than 90 percent of humankind. ~ Ernie J Zelinski

No regrets. Just live in the moment. ~ Nicole Christie

Let the old year be gone and with it your old habit of getting in your own way! This is your year! It will reveal itself to you one day at a time. In each day you will have countless opportunities to have your actions reflect your goals. Don't throw away another day/another year. Make each day count! If you see something different for yourself in the future, you have to do something different for yourself in the present. Let today be the day you interrupt your thoughts of "I should" with your actions of DOING! ~ Steve Maraboli

It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life. ~ Menna Van Praag