Quotes by Authors - Page 192

I talked to my nephew today, he's afraid of the dark. Or was. I said, "Why are you afraid of the dark? In the darkness we find many beautiful things!" He said, "Like what?" And I said, "Like the Moon and the stars! We would never see them without the darkness! And have you ever been to a movie house before? Do you think it would be as fun if it wasn't dark inside? And all the creatures under the sea— they're always there, swimming beautifully in the darkness of the waters!" And he said, "Bad things like ghosts are just fairy tales, right?" Then I told him, "Even if there were ghosts all around, they would not change in the darkness; they would be just the same as they are in the light. Look, we live in a world where there are bad things but there's no difference between these things whether they are in the darkness or in the light! Everything good and bad is always there; what changes is what and when we can see them. And the darkness brings us many beautiful experiences that we wouldn't be able to see in the light." And then I gave him a piece of my son's meteorite stone, I told him that whenever he feels afraid in the dark, he can hold onto it and it should remind him that many beautiful things, like that meteorite, come from the darkness so there's really nothing to ever be afraid of.
C. JoyBell C.
If you fulfill the wishes of your employees, the employees will fulfill your visions.
Amit Kalantri
You don't need to wish harder, you need to work harder.
Amit Kalantri
An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.
Amit Kalantri
The most annoying pain is perceived when a man is living without a purpose.
Amit Kalantri
Habits are good if you have the habit of the best.
Amit Kalantri
Creative people neither like to be possessive nor like to be possessed.
Amit Kalantri
Never stop acquiring the commonsense, it is as good as the knowledge.
Amit Kalantri
The mind defines, decides, doubts and divides - only the heart truly binds.
Rasheed Ogunlaru
We are all surrounded with so much static energy, that it is actually crucial to develop the ability to remove that and to flow through the streams in life that we make— the ones that are not stagnant, the ones that are real, the energy that is flowing and that is real and that is actual. You can get so caught up with what your friends think about your photo on Facebook that you don't realize your loss of ability to actually feel what in fact was going on in that photo. Too often, we stop to smell the flowers in order to show someone that we have stopped to smell the flowers; without actually smelling anything with our noses! This is scary. We live in a scary world.
C. JoyBell C.
The faithfulness of the Lord is beyond the understanding of men.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Every year, we have 365 chances to begin a new lifetime.
C. JoyBell C.
Do we reflect on life? Someday this life will be gone.
Lailah Gifty Akita
the greatest clue to changing people is to know and understand what trigger change in people and effectively apply such things in wisdom.
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
It always a blessing to learn the wisdom from elderly people.
Lailah Gifty Akita
If you don't find a good teacher, find a good book.
Amit Kalantri
For peace read books, for success read books and take actions.
Amit Kalantri
when you do more than you learn, you leave a distinctive notable footprint on earth
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
There are types of people who want to have leverage over other people's lives. For no other reason than they feel the need to have leverage. I find this to be a certain type of sickness of the mind. You could argue that they wish you no harm, however, the desire to simply have leverage over another— whether this is mental, emotional or physical— is, I think, a sickness of the mind. I can honestly say right now that I, 100%, have no manipulative intentions to gain leverage over any other person that I know.
C. JoyBell C.
Be strong and courageous, along unfamiliar paths, God will guide you.
Lailah Gifty Akita
I advise everyone to choose a religion based upon the beauty that the religion has brought to the world. There is much to be said about every religion, there is much evil in history written about every religion, and at the end of the day, you're only going to find out which one works after you're dead and if you're lucky, that won't happen soon! Simply put, you believe in the things that you believe in right now, because you were indoctrinated with fear from a very young age, forward. You fear straying a path that you were told you should walk on. So what path should you really walk on? Walk on the path that has created, is creating, and will be creating— beauty. The only real sign of anything worthwhile, is beauty. The true religion is the belief in what is beautiful. So if something creates a beauty in your heart and in the world— walk that path.
C. JoyBell C.
The reason why the world is a difficult place to live in, is due to the fact that people are not interested in people. Nobody is truly interested in anybody; they are only interested in the parts that they think will be pleasurable and comfortable for them to get to know. People don't want to know what you're afraid of, what kind of dreams you have at night, what your eyes look like when you laugh and when you hurt... people want to receive perfect gifts and other people are supposed to be those perfect gifts! But then none of us are those perfect gifts. All of us are real on the inside but then people want what's not real... so how is the world supposed to work, that way? I want to know what's real in people, and in me. And it's hard to be this way, because nobody else is.
C. JoyBell C.
Be as audaciousAs you wish.By all means look to the heavens.
Scott Hastie
Dreaming pleasantly is spiritual.
Lailah Gifty Akita
All great people had critics, but they still believe in beauty of their dreams.
Lailah Gifty Akita
The gift of the moments and its lessons prepares us for a better tomorrow.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Ultimately not one amongst usWill ever be denied that,The glimmer of a chance to shine.
Scott Hastie
Everyday can be extraordinaryAnd ripe,Like a flower burst,If the will is there.
Scott Hastie
We too can repair our cracks with goldAnd glow again.Crazed by life,More beautiful than ever before.
Scott Hastie
You have the power within your reach to create what you desire.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Hope is the assurance of positive expectations.
Lailah Gifty Akita
We may regard certain days as free days. Free days are however fee days. We will pay later
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Giving is the only way to receive more.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You have a responsibility to keep your homes, surroundings and city clean.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You can reach maximum performance by engaging in physical activities.
Lailah Gifty Akita
At the end of life, nobody knows where the spirit goes.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Look for a miracle in every encounter.
Lailah Gifty Akita
How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Hope is the believe that the promised will be fulfilled.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You have to choose your path.You have to decide what you wish to do.You are the only person that can determine your destiny.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Adversities test whether we really can live for our dreams.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Our stories hold unique inspiration for one another.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You can carry around with you a basket full of magical apples; but when people do not recognize magic, they will ask you to go and pick earthly apples and then they will laugh at you when you are unable to pick the apples of the earth; but what they don't know is that you were given hands that are made to pick the magical apples from the ancient trees and what an opportunity they have missed in not asking you for the magic ones! But this is the downfall of mankind, in that they cannot recognize magic even when it is right under their noses! Blessed are the few who can, and who ask for it. Ask me for magic, because that is what I am capable of giving.
C. JoyBell C.
Trust in your story, it's powerful enough. Oftentimes, it is not the lack of power that is our struggle; but it is our unawareness of the power that we do have, which is our biggest hurdle to surmount.
C. JoyBell C.
You have to be enthusiastic enough to do what is required for achieving your dreams and goals.
Lailah Gifty Akita
I find it funny when people try to brag about being younger than me...like having lived less is an accomplishment. Makes me want to pat them on the head, lol. I'm comfortable with who I am.
Michelle M. Pillow
You possess a great soul, awaken the spirit.
Lailah Gifty Akita
In order for your wit to be appreciated, the people around you need to be witty, too. In order for your lightness of being to be appreciated, those around you must be vibrating towards the same weightlessness. In order for your beauty to be appreciated, those around you must have eyes that see beauty. For your authenticity to be appreciated, those who see it must also be authentic. For your humility to be appreciated, those you are dealing with must first know humility in their hearts. You see, you have spent too much time trying to be appreciated by those who are not good enough to appreciate you. That's the truth. Those who are better than they, will see you for the beauty that you are.
C. JoyBell C.
Life is uncertain, we can only hope.
Lailah Gifty Akita
We must not only observe but listen to the sound of nature.
Lailah Gifty Akita
May you find grace to survive life difficulties.
Lailah Gifty Akita
The different kinds of work require different people to perform the task. You must fulfil your specific task.
Lailah Gifty Akita
We are capable of learning.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Life on earth is temporary. May we pursue peace and live in harmony with one another.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Holy dreams.Holy decisions.Holy choices.Holy actions.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally - few speak about the greatest of all these…YOU.
Rasheed Ogunlaru
No one can foretell the details in a day, we can only hope.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Appreciate youthfulness and empathize with elderly people.
Lailah Gifty Akita
At the end of the day, there are very few people around you who truly want to see you peaceful, happy and content. Most of your friends only want to see you happy, peaceful and content, in ratio to their own happiness, peace and contentment. It's like, "Yeah, I want all your dreams to come true and I want to see you smile, but only for as much as I smile and only in proportion to how many of my own dreams come true." That's what people today call, "friendship" and "care". It's not really friendship and it's not really care. Then there's like one or two people who would celebrate your own happiness and success even if it's out of proportion to their own. And that's a real blessing right there, that's a real friendship.
C. JoyBell C.
What a joyful adventure!
Lailah Gifty Akita