As wolves love lambs so lovers love their loves.
Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.
We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need be, without running away or numbing ourselves in the thousands of ways we conjure up to avoid the unavoidable.
Have you been able to think out and manage your own life? You have done the greatest task of all. . . . All other things, ruling, hoarding, building, are only little appendages and props, at most.
The longer we lived with it the more we wanted something less about process and more about life.
That's what life is - you follow where your heart leads you - at least I do.
Freedom and Liberty cannot exist without Individual Responsibilty. Failure to exercise Individual Responsibilty forfeits your right to self-governance and delivers it to Government which, through force, will set the parameters of your life.
Stories are one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children. Stories are equipment for life.
The business of Mr. Bennett's life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett's was to get them married.
Truth is something we discover by carrying it out. It is not a list of statements, but a direction of life.
To create a world in which life can flourish and prosper we must replace the values and institutions of capitalism with values and institutions that honor life, serve life's needs, and restore money to its proper role as servant. I believe we are in fact being called to take a step to a new level of species consciousness and function.
I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in the same place.
Never cease doubting. When the doubts stop it is because you have stopped journeying.
I have been singing all my life, so it is pretty much second nature to me.
You can't build your life around hurts from the past" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
When you have lived longer in this world and outlived the enthusiastic and pleasing illusions of youth, you will find your love and pity for the race increase tenfold, your admiration and attachment to a particular party or opinion fall away altogether.
Life is never straightforward or emotionally black and white.
You can make your life anything you want it to be.
The way to experience ultimate happiness is to let go of all worries and regrets, and to know that being happy is the most satisfying of life's feelings. Reflect back on all the progress in your life and allow the positive, creative and joyous thoughts to outshine and overwhelm any sorrow or grief that may linger in the recesses of your mind. Knowing that disease and disaster are natural parts of life is the key to overcoming adversity with a calm and happy spirit. Happiness is waiting there in front of you. Only you can decide whether or not you choose to experience it. Take this to heart.
