Pizza slices for the soul

[Heneni]

I rather like interesting quotes. Though I cant remember where i find them all, and who said it (sorry to the original author), I'll post a few in here. Please do the same.

Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise, Risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think is possible.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers, powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing, forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused an put into action.

To me, the definition of focus is knowing exactly where you want to be today, next week, next month, next year, then never deviating from your plan. Once you can see, touch and feel your objective, all you have to do is pull back and put all your strength behind it, and you’ll hit your target every time.

[MysticSang'ha]

One of my all-time favorites is from Marianne Williamson:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

[Heneni]

Originally Posted by MysticSang'ha

One of my all-time favorites is from Marianne Williamson:

LOL...i thought that was Nelson Mandela's words, but he must have borrowed it. Its a great piece..thanks!

[9-10ths_Penguin]

One of my favourite quotes is from T.H. Huxley:

For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them.

[MysticSang'ha]

Originally Posted by Heneni

LOL...i thought that was Nelson Mandela's words, but he must have borrowed it. Its a great piece..thanks!

You're welcome. Mandela did indeed borrow it from Ms. Williamson during his famous speech, and that's why he is usually credited with it since it popularized the saying.

[Heneni]

However diverse their talents, temperaments, and differences, all great achievers have one trait in common, they never bother to compare themselves with others, but are content to run their own race on their own terms.

[Heneni]

Originally Posted by MysticSang'ha

You're welcome. Mandela did indeed borrow it from Ms. Williamson during his famous speech, and that's why he is usually credited with it since it popularized the saying.

Its just one of those pieces that really hit home. I like to think of these words as having wings...and wherever they go, they change people.

Words can be so powerful.

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Two more I like...

Douglas Adams:

"I think fish is nice. But I think rain is wet, so who am I to judge?"

Seneca:

He is a sorry steersman who lets the waves tear the helm from his hands, who has left the sails to the mercy of the winds, and abandoned the ship to the storm; but he deserves praise, even amid shipwreck, whom the sea overwhelms still gripping the rudder and unyielding.

Actually, I think I may have first read that one here on RF.

Edit:

As a bonus, two traditional Japanese sayings. They're normally considered separately, but I think the implication is interesting when they're taken together:

"The sword that kills is the sword that gives life."
"Divine tactics do not kill."

When I think about both, I take a message from it like "choose the best option available, but work to make available the best option possible."

[Nanda]

My absolute favorite quotes come from a little book called "Impotence is always having to say your sorry and other questionable insights," by Jack S. Margolis.

I felt bad
Because I had no shoes
Until I met a man
Who had no feet,
Until I realized
That if he had no feet
He didn't need any shoes.