Inspirational Naysayers Quotes

Thankfully existing only in SMALL pockets within our discipline, is "intellectual" snobbery. It's a hushed but ugly truth that people are made to feel not worthy to be among a certain set – didn't attend the right school or don't have the requisite abbreviations to follow their name. I know what that feels like. Good thing I'm pigheaded, have a bigger vision and committed to my craft, or I would've succumbed to it long ago. That is why when I meet an emerging writer who's serious about developing their craft, I try to encourage them as much as I can. I say IGNORE the highbrow cliques and prove your mettle by growing, accepting balanced feedback and most of all, creating work that will stand the test of time. Period. ~ Sandra Sealy

Life isn't life, until you know there's a fight, preferably in sight. ~ Jeremy Stites

Trust. Trust that everything will be alright. Trust that you have the strength to overcome your demons. Trust in life. Trust in yourself. Everything is going to be fine. ~ Avina Celeste

When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it. ~ Bernard Baily

When I read these books, I no longer felt like I was confined to a very tiny world. I no longer felt housebound and bedbound. Really, I told myself, I was just brainbound. And this was not such a sorry state of affairs. My brain, with a little help from other people's brains, could take me to some pretty interesting places, and create all kinds of wonderful things. Despite its faults, my brain, I decided, was not the worst place in the world to be. ~ Gavin Extence

Chaos is nothing but an infinite number of ordered things. ~ John Banville

If you want a happy Christ-centered marriage, you must be centered in Christ! ~ Ngina Otiende

We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. ~ Stephen King

Be fearless in pursuit of your goal. ~ Harsh Malik

BlessBacks: Souvenirs for those who express their gratitude to their illuminators. ~ Julie Saffrin

I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ~ C. G. Jung

The best part about dreams is that, like all great stories, we get to decide the endings. ~ Teresa R. Funke, Bursts Of Brilliance For A Creative Life Blog

When you face a great problem in life, don't get scared. Consider it a great adventure. Ultimately it will shape your life with charm. ~ Debasish Mridha

I have learned that the conquest of Fate is not by struggling against it, but by acquiescence; that it is often through men that we come to know God; that spiritual courage is of a higher type than physical courage; and that it takes a higher type of courage to fight a losing rather than a winning fight. ~ Edward Livingston Trudeau

The marsh toads interviewed the eagle
'How come you venture so high?
Aren't you scared you'll hit the ceiling
That blue metal dome they call the sky?'

The eagle knew these earth-bound creatures
Were ignorant of
boundless space
And couldn't conceive
of infinities
Not being born to the wind's embrace."
From Bachchoo's Fables ~ Farrukh Dhondy

True courage is to stand against evil, even when we stand alone. ~ Richard C. Edgley

You could never be normal. Extraordinary is not normal. Stunning is not normal. Brilliant is. Not. Normal. ~ April White

I look out over my life and see a million question marks with only a few definitive exclamation points. I'm living for the next exclamation. ~ Christy Hall

You have two choices in life; either to be a pick or you chose to be a whale ~ Hisham Fawzi

An awfulness was deep inside me, and I couldn't fight it; forced into submission and taken hostage by it, I could only just lie there, let it wash over me, and let myself be consumed by it. If I cooperate, maybe it won't stay too long; maybe it'll let me go free. But if I fight it, it might stay longer just to spite me. So I decided to let The Feeling inhabit me as long as it desired, while I lay still, cautious not to incite me, secretly hoping it would leave me soon and bother someone else, but outwardly, pretending to be its gracious host. The most discouraging element of what I felt was my inability to understand it. Usually when I was filled with an unpleasant feeling, I could make it go away, or at least tame it, by watching a light-hearted film or reading a good book or listening to a feel good album. But this feeling was different. I knew non of those distractions could rid me of it. But I knew nothing else. I couldn't even describe it. Is this depression? Maybe once you ask someone to describe depression, he can't find the words. Maybe I'm part of the official club now. I imagined myself in a room full of people where someone in the crowd, also suffering from depression, immediately noticed me-as if he detected the scent of his own kind-walked over, and looked into my eyes. He knew that I had The Feeling inside me because he, too, da The Feeling inside him. He didn't ask me to talk about it, because he understood that our type of suffering was ineffable. He only nodd ~ Nick Miller

God never gives you more than you can handle. It's your choice on how you deal with what he gives you. You can either grow from it, or you can lie down and give up. ~ Kendra Sedgwick

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential. ~ Steve Garvey

Set a goal to be happy; now do only what makes you happy. ~ Debasish Mridha

How beautiful it will be if your heart grows only the flowers of love and kindness. ~ Debasish Mridha

No man who really is a man ever cared for the easy task. There is no enjoyment in the game that is easily won. It is that in which you have to strain every muscle and sinew to achieve victory that provides real joy. ~ Eric Liddell

I have established Laws in the universe that make it possible for you to have-to create-exactly what you choose. These Laws cannot be violated, nor can they be ignored. You are following these Laws right now, even as you read this. You cannot not follow the Law, for these are the ways things work. You cannot step aside from this; you cannot operate outside of it. ~ Neale Donald Walsch

If you swim effortlessly in the deep oceans, ride the waves to and from the shore, if you can breathe under water and dine on the deep treasures of the seas; mark my words, those who dwell on the rocks carrying nets will try to reel you into their catch. The last thing they want is for you to thrive in your habitat because they stand in their atmosphere where they beg and gasp for some air. ~ C. JoyBell C.

Are you sure that being like everyone else will make you happy? ~ Lauren Oliver

While I am prepared to bear with the imperfections and shortcomings of the society in which I may be destined to labour, I feel I should not consent to live in a society which cherishes wrong ideals, or a society which, having right ideals, will not consent to bring its social life into conformity with those ideals. ~ B.R. Ambedkar

Everyone can find what is wrong with a society but only a few can lead toward the betterment of a community. ~ Debasish Mridha

Accept the long night patiently, quietly, humbly, and resignedly as intended for your true good. It is not a punishment for sin committed but an instrument of annihilating egoism. ~ Paul Brunton

Define yourself before others do. ~ Debasish Mridha

If we are not living IN our bodies, honoring them as our TEMPLE, we are closing off the divine channels (nadis) of energy that run through us. Additionally, when we are not in good physical shape, we limit our enjoyment of our life experience. Thus, yoga is spiritual and physical. ~ Dashama Konah Gordon

The more you practice the better you'll be, the harder you train the great in you they'll see. ~ Alcurtis Turner

May my heart be kind, my mind fierce, and my spirit brave. ~ Kate Forsyth

I want to prove myself, but not to impress others. I want to challenge myself, but not to struggle. I want to matter, but not to feel superior. I have passion, not by degree or benefits, but by spirit. A man's words of wisdom isn't by his tongue, but his heart. A woman's love isn't from comfort, but by her integrity. No one is equal, but that's okay. Being different is our purpose of freewill. We create strength from our journey, not our muscles. I want to be better. Because it doesn't make me stronger, it makes me superhuman. ~ Niklaus Vestalla

I am not a human being enjoying a spiritual life, I am a spiritual being enjoying a human life. ~ Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

To all those who I do not know, and who live in the worlds where superstition and barbarism are still dominant, and into whose hands I hope this little book may fall, I offer the modest encouragement of an older wisdom. It is in fact this, and not any arrogant preaching that come to us out of the whirlwind: "Die stimme der vernunft ist leise". Yes, The voice of reason is very soft, but it is very persistent.
In this, and in the lives and minds of combatants known and unknown, we repose our chief hope. ~ Christopher Hitchens

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Mme. Bonacieux looked at the young man, restrained for a minute by a last hesitation; but there was so much ardor in his eyes, such persuasion in his voice, that she felt herself constrained to confide in him. Besides, she found herself in circumstances where everything must be risked for the sake of everything. ~ Alexandre Dumas

Why can't people just love each other and be happy? ~ Debasish Mridha

Laziness is the mother of all bad habits, but ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her ~ Shikamaru Nara

The further you go, the more you have to be proud of. At the same time, in order to come a long way, you have to be behind to begin with. IN the end, though maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all. ~ Sarah Dessen

Was the sky always this shade of magenta? ~ Jandy Nelson