“There are times when I have to take, I call it a ‘silence bath,’ where I shut off all of the external gadgets. I go walk around, talk to people, and just live life for a while.”
~ Patton Oswalt, comedian/writer/actor
“Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives. Such selfless courage is a victory in itself.”
― N.D. Wilson (author)
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable.”
~ Madeleine L’Engle (1918-2007), author
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
~ Corrie ten Boom
“In art . . . we are helped to remember some of the glorious things that we have forgotten and some of the terrible things we are asked to endure. . .”
~ Madeleine L’Engle – Walking on Water
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.”
Madeleine L’Engle (1918 – 2007) – author
“Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach – author
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”
~ Billy Graham
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
– Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) – actress, humanitarian