Quotes - Be the Reason Someone Smiles

 

Be the Reason Someone Smiles 

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”

― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

 

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

 

“It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”

― John Green, Paper Towns

 

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”

― Lloyd Alexander

 

“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

 

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”

― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

 

“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”

― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

 

“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”

― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

 

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

 

“War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

― George Orwell, 1984

 

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.”

― maya angelou

 

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

― Oprah Winfrey

 

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

 

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”

― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

 

“Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.”

― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart