It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
-- Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee.
-- Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake
Be the positive impact on the lives of others.
-- Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
-- William G.T. Shedd, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
He takes my hand and says, 'Let's make a world.
-- Claudia Gray, A Million Worlds with You
Fault always lies in the same place: with him weak enough to lay blame.
-- Stephen King, The Raven Boys
A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.
-- China Miéville, King Rat
Life, is a chess game you win or loose, but just keep playing.
-- Auliq Ice, Half A Shadow
Everyone knew as much as they needed to know to be happy.
-- Ian McEwan, Sweet Tooth
To consciously meditate is to lose influence over the outer world.
-- Stephen Richards, Werewolf Cop
Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Muhammad: Lelaki Penggenggam Hujan
I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.
-- Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Love & Misadventure
One who swims with the tide and not the other side will benefit from the opportunity that flows.
-- Stephen Richards, Think Your way to Success: Let Your Dreams Run Free
Tomorrow never comes, it is always today.
-- Osho, Come, Come, Yet Again Come
An assembly is extra slow in taking actions.
-- Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Sharpen your mind with the beauty of knowledge and the tears of experience to be wise.
-- Debasish Mridha, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
老闆和領導者的差別在於—前者說：「走！」後者說：「我們一起前進！」
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' – a leader says, 'Let's go!'
-- 喬治．凱利，美國飛行員
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
-- John Steinbeck, East of Eden
Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.
