Quotes by Poets - Page 175

I once thought it would take a miracle to improve my circumstances. Now, I believe it will take something far more powerful, if such a thing exists.
Richelle E. Goodrich
If only I could see myself from the same vantage point that I observe the world; I might judge my behavior and expressions more critically, and others less.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Making a wish is fun to do.Dreaming it out is much fun too.Work, and your wish just might come true.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Beauty isn’t visible; I don’t know why people think it is. Perhaps because at times there are physical manifestations suggesting beauty exists in a person, but don’t be fooled. Beauty isn’t the packaging, it’s the treasure wrapped up inside.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother.
Richelle E. Goodrich
MOM—Mistress Of Miracles
Richelle E. Goodrich
Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?
Richelle E. Goodrich
In the middle of a grocery store, two children were horsing around (one holding the other in a headlock) when the mother turned abruptly to give them a stern repr
Richelle E. Goodrich
I dream of defeating tyrants and ogres as well as circumstances and consequences that I cannot conquer in life. I dream of a love as sweet and addictive as chocolate-coated rose petals yet as tenacious as a thirsty vampire and as enduring as immortality. I dream of things improbable and boldly insane.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Southern DADDY—Dandy At Doin’ Diapers Y’all!
Richelle E. Goodrich
I am not what you see.I am what time and effort and interaction slowly unveil.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Be loved for who you are, for everything that constitutes you. Be loved for your core beliefs, your strengths and weaknesses, your admirable traits and troublesome baggage. Be loved for you, because anything less is not love at all.
Richelle E. Goodrich
When there is not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me.
Richelle E. Goodrich
A princess once carefully kissed a porcupine to be kind, upon which he began to think himself a prince. He then dressed like a prince, behaved like a prince, and announced himself to be a prince. The world, therefore, saw him as such, and so a porcupine prince he was. (Of course, most were reluctant to argue with him otherwise.)
Richelle E. Goodrich
Stubbornness is surely just taut-jawed, clenched-fisted madness.
Richelle E. Goodrich
The bulk of life is discovering who you are—and then reconciling that with who you wish you were.
Richelle E. Goodrich
They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It’s gratifying to see how far I’ve come.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Oh, how clearly I see your faults! Such distinctly highlighted flaws; it's as if the sun and moon mean to keep them illuminated in my eyes. My mind is quick to spell out a simple remedy for those defects. But alas, poor me! My own faults―which I only assume to have because all do―are blurred and obscured by a mental fog. I've no eyes with which to gaze back at myself. The sun and moon refuse their illumination, and my mind offers no sure elixir but a complex recipe scribbled in foreign words I scarcely comprehend.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Wilted or in bloom,taking or lending daylight,the world transitions.
Richelle E. Goodrich
A new star shines bright.Angels herald the good news.The Christ child is born.
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Shepherds lift their heads,not to gaze at a new lightbut to hear angels.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Dress the part! Invent and pretend to your heart’s content! Act, sing, and dance while everyone’s watching! The world’s a stage, remember?
Richelle E. Goodrich
So you had a bad day. Kick it aside and be grateful for one less bad day to pass through.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I drifted off after a while, staring at the only star visible through the thick covering of leaves. Hope seemed a futile wish, but I troubled the lonely star to grant it anyway.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Humans are forever discontent—always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Problems don’t actually exist. They’re just the hallucinogenic effects of people being weirded out on what they think life is supposed to be.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I am accountable for every lie that I tell, but I am also accountable for the effects of every harsh truth I deliver.
Richelle E. Goodrich
The richest people are those who have an abundance of what we take with us into the next life.
Richelle E. Goodrich
It is my belief that almost anyone can be had with breadcrumbs. For if you leave a trail of the right variety, your prey will come straight to you.
Richelle E. Goodrich
My life is a fairytale stuck at the climax.
Richelle E. Goodrich
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who follow the popular majority, and those who possess good sense. In other words, you can either let the crowd steer you right over a cliff, or you can stop to peer beyond the brink and see how a fall will likely end in tragedy.
Richelle E. Goodrich
The greater self-confidence an individual possesses, the less inclined he is to put down others. This says a lot about those who constantly belittle.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I wish upon a glimmering star,My hopes as distant and as far. So if this wish does not come true,I’m thankful for the few that do.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Don't ignore me. I only get more annoying.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I’ve had the kind of bad day no quote can fix.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Teach me to sing and recite,To whistle and jingle and strum.Teach me to color and paint,To sculpt and weave and create.Teach me to sway and dance,To tap and leap and twirl.Teach me to laugh and giggle,To tickle and play and pretend.Teach me that life is beautiful.
Richelle E. Goodrich
What a mother wants is to hold her babies when they’re small and to be held by them once they’ve grown tall. It’s empty arms a mother dreads.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Your life is a personal lesson. For everyone else it is a loud example.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Fathers are… The teeth on a saw,The head of a nail,The blades on a mower.Fathers are…The grit in a tumbler,The cement in the pit,The coin for the machine.Fathers are…The air in the tires,The spring in the suspension,The key to the ignition.Fathers are... the confidence in a dare,The energy of a command,The boots for the trail.Tis true you might make things work without them, but not at all like they were meant to.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Love is the ultimate no-calorie sweetener.
Richelle E. Goodrich
How easy it is to slip.How hard it is to climb.How wise it is to keep in stepAnd never fall behind.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Sometimes the craziest laugh in the world is the only one that will save your sanity.
Richelle E. Goodrich
If we were to behave half as well as we believe others ought to behave, we might prove ourselves as grand in character as excuses and justifications prevent us from being.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I can be tolerant of traffic jams and disorganization, faulty technology, miserable weather, and bland foods. People, however, require more than the cold, grudging favor of being tolerated. They require love.
Richelle E. Goodrich
There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Snowflakes fall from high.Flurries lift and twirl below.The world has turned white.
Richelle E. Goodrich
The Christmas spirit will elude you'til a selfless love consumes youand the joy of giving moves you.
Richelle E. Goodrich
I am more and more convinced that some people are put in our lives solely to try our patience and tamper with our tolerance levels.
Richelle E. Goodrich
My stomach rumbles.Plates of cookies, cake, and fudge.Christmastime is here.
Richelle E. Goodrich
Gingerbread houseswith gumdrops and peppermintand marshmallow snow.
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The Christmas spiritwhispers softly in my ear,"Go be of good cheer.
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Mary and Josephhuddle snugly together.They cradle God's son.
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Wise men come to seea child of greater wisdomand honor divine.
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Glittering tinsel,lights, glass balls, and candy canesdangle from pine trees.
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New light in the skyannounces a sacred birth.Shine brightly young star.
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Hallelujah songcarries on a gentle wind,heralding a king.
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Sheep and goats and cowsgather 'round a manger bedto awe at a babe.
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Born on straw at nightunder low stable rafters,Baby Jesus cried.
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Rare and precious gifts,gold and myrrh and frankincense,to offer a king.
Richelle E. Goodrich