If you are like me, getting through the day can very very hard. I go through very high highs, and very low lows, so I am either having a great day or a bad day. What has helped me is reading inspirational quotes. It might be cheesy, but somehow reading these inspirational words, from the great minds of history, prophets past, or some of my favorite TV characters, really gives me the nudge I need to get through the day. It is my hope, that this will be your experience as well. Here are some of the quotes I have found to be especially insightful, helpful, and comforting.
"If you look into your own heart, and find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
-The Doctor
"You will never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart"
-House
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart do not know how to laugh either.”
– Golda Meir
"A wrong decision is better than indecision."
Tony Soprano
“I’ve always believed that if you don’t stay moving, they will throw dirt on you.”
Paul Anka
“When a thing disturbs the peace of your heart give it up.”
- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
"Do you know the difference between pain and suffering? Pain is always there because life is freaking painful, okay? But suffering is a choice."
-Pennsatucky
"Now I realize that there is no righteous path, it’s just people trying to do their best in a world where it is far too easy to do your worst."
-Castiel
"You can look the other way once, and it's no big deal, except it makes it easier for you to compromise the next time, and pretty soon that's all you're doing; compromising, because that's the way you think things are done."
-Jack Bauer
"Mercy is the mark of a great man."
-Mal (Firefly)
“Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.”
– Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"I've often felt that dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask."
-Mulder
“We Generate Fears While We Sit. We Overcome Them By Action.”
– Dr. Henry Link
“Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.”
– Helen Keller
"You want some respect? Go out there and get it for yourself."
-Donald Draper
"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression"
-Confucius
"Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens."
-Carrie Bradshaw
“There is an old saying: "That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I don't believe that. I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad. Strength comes from the good things: your family, your friends, the satisfaction of hard work. Those are the things that will keep you whole. Those are the things to hold onto when you are broken.”
― Jax Teller
Wow. Just writing this post has me feeling better. I hope it did the same for you. Fast Company wrote a great article about the scientific reasons why inspirational quotes actually motivate us, you can check it out here . As always friends, thank you for reading!
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