You build up a whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your s

"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up a whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life... You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' or 'how very perceptive' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a body-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. Nothing should be able to do that. Especially not love. I hate love."

-- Neil Gaiman, as the character "Rose Walker" in The Sandman #65

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

"Want a good body? Work at it. Want to be a success? Work at it. Want to be truly exceptional? Be a touch insane... You need a little bit of insanity to do great things."
-- Henry Rollins

Do you ever feel that life is like a choose-your-own-adventure book?

"Do you ever feel that life is like a choose-your-own-adventure book? Every choice changes the story, opening up some possibilities, and closing off others. Except in real life if you make a bad choice you can't go back and try again, you are stuck with your first decision."

-- Laurell K. Hamilton

The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life.

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl."
-- Stephan Hoeller

The current surge in gold prices – which reflects our dollar's devaluation – is warning us....

"The current surge in gold prices – which reflects our dollar's devaluation – is warning us to pay closer attention to our fiscal, monetary, entitlement, and foreign policy."
– Ron Paul

Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.

"Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not."
~ Eckhart Tolle

you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
~ Zig Ziglar

With unfailing kindness, your life always presents what you need to learn.

"With unfailing kindness, your life always presents what you need to learn. Whether you stay home or work in an office or whatever, the next teacher is going to pop right up."

-- Charlotte Joko Beck

If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse.

"If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse."
-- Anonymous

If the grass is greener on the other side, maybe that’s because you’re ...not taking good care of your grass.

"If the grass is greener on the other side, maybe that’s because you’re ...not taking good care of your grass."

♥ Carl Ven ♥

If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options:

"Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally." -Eckhart Tolle

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

“Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.”

-- Dr. Laurence J. Peter

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack...

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
-- Senator Barack Obama, 2007

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"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
-- Sen. Barack Obama, 12/20/2007.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships."
~ Henry Winkler

Being an ugly woman is like being a man...you're gonna have to work.

"Being an ugly woman is like being a man...you're gonna have to work."
~ Daniel Tosh

Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry."

- Mark Twain

Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible.

"Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible."

~ Brian Tracy, self-help author.

I am grateful for all of my problems.

"I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties."

~J.C. Penney, businessman

This seems to be the central dilemma of human life--that it is easier to desire what is over there than to appreciate what is right here.

"This seems to be the central dilemma of human life--that it is easier to desire what is over there than to appreciate what is right here.

Your spirit or your soul--your original unconditioned consciousness--exists only in you, so going elsewhere can never give you access to your essential nature, to who you really are."

- Byron Brown

You are here to be you.

"You are here to be you. And you are an expression of it all. Can you notice that in everything you see?"

- Matt Kahn

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

Charles R. Swindoll

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves

"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves."
~ François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

To deny sex is to deny life.

"To deny sex is to deny life. To reject art is to impoverish yourself, rejecting pleasure and growth. To accept sex and art together is to add to oneself, to be positive instead of negative. Erotic cinema . . . reveals us to ourselves with increasing artistry."
-- William Rotsler

until we change our restless, discontented mind we shall never find true happiness

"We could change our home or our partner countless times, but until we change our restless, discontented mind we shall never find true happiness.”

~ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people

"We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved."
-- Dalia Lama

Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet”

-- Albert Einstein

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
~ Oscar Wilde

Your mountain is waiting.

“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.”

-Dr. Seuss

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it...

“The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.”
- J. Russel Lynes

I’m not just some bitch looking to make a dollar.

“It’s important that people see that I am honest. I’m not just some bitch looking to make a dollar.”
- Marilyn Monroe

Knowledge is experience; anything else is just information.

"Knowledge is experience; anything else is just information."
~ Albert Einstein

A woman who gives any advantage to a man may expect a lover -- but will sooner or later find a tyrant.

"A woman who gives any advantage to a man may expect a lover -- but will sooner or later find a tyrant."
-- Lord Byron

Try not. Do or do not.

"Try not. Do or do not."
-- Yoda

A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit...

"A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool."
~Joseph Roux, (1834 - 1905)

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries

“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”
- Aldous Huxley

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself."
~Jim Morrison

Life is about Creating Yourself

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
~George Bernard Shaw

A woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.

"A woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself."
-- Susan B. Anthony

If a company is only focused on profits, they miss the big picture and will always be scurrying...

"The people who receive the most are the ones who give the most. This is true of individuals, but also for businesses. If the focus is on how can we give the absolute best service, then the profits will follow. If a company is only focused on profits, they miss the big picture and will always be scurrying ...for business... instead of having clients chasing them."
~Susan Bagyura

Take the best into your mind and only that.

"Take the best into your mind and only that. Nurture it, concentrate on it, visualize it, pray over it, surround it with faith. Never start a day of any undertaking without praying about it. You will get your best results that way."

-- Norman Vincent Peale

You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."

~ Margaret Young

If you don't get out of your comfort zone, you will never go where you wish you were

"If you don't get out of your comfort zone, you will never go where you wish you were" ~Chip Esajian

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge.

"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge."
- Albert Einstein