Great Throughts Treasury

"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."

"Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom."

"Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself."

"You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself."

"With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. "

"I’ve learned not to worry about what might come next."

"I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process."

"Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't put a ceiling on yourself."

"We are not Human Beings experiencing spiritual lives, we are spiritual beings experiencing human lives."

"It all boils down to one thing...it is your ‘relationship’ to the source, and that relationship to that which we call God, or don’t call God, or don’t even know...is God. It is ALL that really matters...when you surrender, and stop resisting, and stop trying to change that which you cannot change, but be in the moment, be fully open to the blessings you have already received, and those that are yet to come to you, and stand in that space of gratitude, and honor, and claim that for yourself, and look at where you are, and how far you have come, and what you’ve gotten, and what you’ve accomplished, and who you are. When you can claim ‘that’, and see that, the literal vibration of your life will change. The vibration of your life will change."

"The best of times is now."

"Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power."

"God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience... then that's not truly God."

"You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all."

"Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward."

"Life is about becoming more of who you really are."

"I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us. "

"My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish."

"What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine."

"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."

"I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call."

"When people show you who they are ... believe them!"

"The essential question is not, "How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at?' 'Are you doing what fulfills you?"

"I dwell in Possibility."

"Live your best life!"

"Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself."

"What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction."

"The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give."

"Life is about growth and change. When you are no longer doing that — that is your whisper; that is your whisper that you are supposed to do something else."

"What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come."

"You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world."

"The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share."

"Always take a stand for yourself, your values. You're defined by what you stand for."

"What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you."

"The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams."

"Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment."

"Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings."

"Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and my maintaining focus."

"We are each responsible for our own life-no other person can be."

"The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you."

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

"I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am."

"Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream"

"Become the change you want to see, those are words I live by."

"Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design."

"Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up."

"I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream, and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers."

"I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk."

"I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good."

"I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace, a connection to what matters."