But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.-Aphrodite
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
But we never get back our youth… The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty becomes sluggish. Our limbs fail, our senses rot. We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we were too much afraid, and the exquisite temptations that we had not the courage to yield to.
Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
The more you believed in yourself, the more you could trust yourself. The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others.
We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
We cannot have a world where everyone is a victim. "I'm this way because my father made me this way. I'm this way because my husband made me this way." Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But then you must take charge, you must take ov
Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.
If you remember nothing else, remember this: Inspiration from outside one's self is like the heat in an oven. It makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world.
How does one become a butterfly? They have to want to learn to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
The adventure of life is to learn.The purpose of life is to grow.The nature of life is to change.The challenge of life is to overcome.The essence of life is to care.The opportunity of like is to serve.The secret of life is to dare.The spice of life is to befriend.The beauty of life is to give.
The doubters said,"Man can not fly,"The doers said,"Maybe, but we'll try,"And finally soaredIn the morning glowWhile non-believersWatched from below.
Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days.
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
That's why I'm sorry. I'm sorry because you shouldn'thaveto be everything to me. I had you, but I'd forgotten that I had myself too. It's a new feeling, something I'm getting used to.
There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that.
It doesn't matter how many people you meet in your life; you just need the real ones who accept you for who you are and help you become who you should be.
Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meaning. I want to be free to act, and I also want my actions to mean something.
Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us.
The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison, was the miracle.
Be yourself. Don't worry about what other people are thinking of you, because they're probably feeling the same kind of scared, horrible feelings that everyone does.
No name-calling truly bites deep unless, in some dark part of us, we believe it. If we are confident enough then it is just noise.
When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.
The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes,
