Inspirational quotes - your favourites?

@Remando (175)
April 17, 2008 10:10am CST
I have long been a collector of certain quotes. Some, however, do seem to be spouted by pompous intellectuals who seem far detatched from the realities of life and are more preoccupied in preaching than inspiring. This is more a two-part question really; do you think sites that host collections of quotes simply give space to academic, cliche-ridden spouts of sentences or are they a great place to go when needing a pick-me-up? And...what are your favourites? Share!
5 responses
infinitelyprosperous
@infinitelyprosperous (20)
• United States
18 Apr 08
"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside." I have so many, but this is one of my personal favorites. It's in my email signature. I think the world needs more smiles:)
Remando
@Remando (175)
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18 Apr 08
I couldn't agree more! Even when you walk down the street, all that you see are frowns and dark expressions on peoples' faces, it's so sad. If we all smiled at eachother, the world would certainly be a much better place! Thank for the quote!
Chelseagrl
@Chelseagrl (25)
• United States
17 Apr 08
My favorite inspirational quote is by Louisa May Alcott. It goes, "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." I have that on my fridge, so it's the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing at night. It brings intention into each day.
Remando
@Remando (175)
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18 Apr 08
That's such a good idea to put it on the fridge - I certainly visit that certain piece of kitchen equipement quite frequently, and it's great to be inspired at the same time :)
rosettaresearch
@rosettaresearch (1285)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I have two: All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Which goes with: A small determined group can change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.
Remando
@Remando (175)
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17 Apr 08
I know those two very well; I remember passing on the former to a friend, and the latter has always struck strong with me!
Rachel322
@Rachel322 (115)
• United States
17 Apr 08
I think the sites are both. It really just depends on the person using it. My favorites are both my Gandhi "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." & "As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world...but in being able to remake ourselves."
Remando
@Remando (175)
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17 Apr 08
Ghandi is a repeated source of inspiration for me too, thanks for the quotes!
sharay
@sharay (2769)
• India
17 Apr 08
My favourite is "Change is the only thing that never changes" and "Love does not keep records of wrong" these quotes are so meaningful and we all experience it in our day today lives
Remando
@Remando (175)
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17 Apr 08
Those are lovely :) Yes I agree we all experience these core things daily, and I think it helps to put words to some thought and feelings that are important to us and help to keep us going.