Quotes About Life

“No matter how obvious something may seem, there are two sides to every story.” – Erin Bowman

“If you tell the truth, it becomes a part of your past. If you tell a lie, it becomes a part of your future.” – Unknown

“If you surround yourself with clowns, don’t be surprised if your life becomes a circus.” – Unknown

“Perhaps the problem is not the intensity of your love, but the quality of the people you are loving.” – Warsan Shire

“There is no such thing as being fearless.” – David Williams

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

“This is the meaning of the Master’s cryptic phrase: ‘Lose yourself…and find yourself.’ Expand your caring to include all carings and you begin to overcome destructive selfishness.” – Truman Madsen

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” – Fred Rogers

“Light makes right.” – Shaun Roundy

“People are inherently good, but not inherently mature.” – Shaun Roundy

“The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their careful observance of all the rules, their precious concern for status symbols, their strict legality, their pious patriotism… The haircut becomes the test of virtue in a world where Satan deceives and rules by appearances.” – Hugh Nibley

“We can try to shine on our own, but we’ll never know whether we’re succeeding until we compare our light to God’s. Until then, we only have limited, flawed measuring sticks. Until we see the perfect light, we have no idea how brilliant we can become.” – Shaun Roundy

“Don’t be afraid to rise above the norm. That’s the only way the norm will ever rise!” – Shaun Roundy

“Evil people often don’t realize that they’re evil. They don’t recognize what “evil” means. They justify selfish actions as reasonable, and don’t notice or care that they hurt others unnecessarily. A degree of darkness exists in every life, every mind, every heart. Our job is to love, accept, forgive, support, celebrate, delight, and shine so brilliantly that others learn to distinguish the darkness from light.” – Shaun Roundy

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“You are a leader if, and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with the status quo… As a leader, you are never satisfied with the present, because in your head you can see a better future, and the friction between ‘what is’ and ‘what could be’ burns you, stirs you up, propels you forward. This is leadership.” – Marcus Buckingham

“As we learn to use our time wisely, we learn that diligence is more important than intelligence.” – Don Clarke

“Believe in the opportunities that lie ahead. I am reminded of what Abraham Lincoln said when he sat on the sidelines for a long time, losing election after election and struggling to make a professional contribution. He said simply, ‘I will prepare, and perhaps my chance will come.’ He lived long enough to learn what everyone learns—that chance always favors the prepared life.” – Howard Hunter

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.” – Paulo Coelho

“Your two core fears are: 1. The fear of failure (the fear you won’t be good enough) and 2. The fear of loss (the fear your life won’t be good enough). The fear of failure is about feeling insulted, unloved, unvalued, unappreciated or unwanted. The fear of loss is a fear that you won’t have what you need, want or deserve, so you feel mistreated, cheated, robbed, short-changed or taken from at some level.”- Kim Giles