silent

Silent acquiescence in the face of tyranny is no better than outright agreement.

C.J. Redwine, Defiance

light

Someday perhaps, the inner light will shine forth from us, and then we'll need no other light.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

illuminated mind

To the illuminated mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

compatibly

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Ansel Adams

anger

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Lord Buddha

live

Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.

Paramahansa Yogananda

blinders

Put blinders on those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.

Meryl Streep

quieter

The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Ram Dass

a work

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.

Jean Cocteau

light

Light thinks it travel faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Terry Pratchett

shadowy

The boundaries which separate life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where one ends and the other begins.

Edgar Allan Poe

hope

There is hope in dreams, imagination and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.

Jonas Salk

dream

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream

Vincent Van Gogh

light

If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home.

Rumi

truth

A truth that's told with bad intent

Beats all the lies you can invent.

William Blake, 'Auguries of Innocence'

you

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Lord Buddha

be afraid

Don't be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.

Anonymous

goodwill

Be courageous and anchor yourself in the rich soil of goodwill that supports you.

Osho

adversity

Adversity doesn't primarily build character; it reveals it.

ancient proverb

reveal

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.

Kahlil Gibran

style

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.

Gore Vidal

let go

Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing you go beyond sorrow.

Lord Buddha

always

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Og Mandino

change

Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

Paulo Coelho

rent

Don't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.

Robert Tew

find

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

Julia Child

darker

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.

John Steinbeck, 'The Winter of Our Discontent'

be

Be yourself everyone else is already taken.

Oscar Wilde

poverty

Poverty is the worst form of violence.

Mahatma Gandhi

temptation

The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.

Thomas Merton

beauty

When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.

Kahlil Gibran