Inspiration Quotes

“7 Effective Ways to Make Others Feel Important

1. Use their name.
2. Express sincere gratitude.
3. Do more listening than talking.
4. Talk more about them than about you.
5. Be authentically interested.
6. Be sincere in your praise.
7. Show you care.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled ‘This could change your life’.”
― Helen Exley

“Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.”
― Paul Brandt

“Take it easy, but take it.”
― Woody Guthrie

“Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.”
― J.D. Stroube, Caged by Damnation

“It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes.

After that I liked jazz music.

Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way.

I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened.”
― Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

“Don't wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“What you stay focused on will grow.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Hikayatin mo lahat ng kakilala mo na magkaroon ng kahit isa man lang paboritong libro sa buhay nila. Dahil wala nang mas kawawa pa sa mga taong literado pero hindi nagbabasa.”
― Bob Ong

“You learn something valuable from all of the significant events and people, but you never touch your true potential until you challenge yourself to go beyond imposed limitations.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“We are all equal in the fact that we are all different. We are all the same in the fact that we will never be the same. We are united by the reality that all colours and all cultures are distinct & individual. We are harmonious in the reality that we are all held to this earth by the same gravity. We don't share blood, but we share the air that keeps us alive. I will not blind myself and say that my black brother is not different from me. I will not blind myself and say that my brown sister is not different from me. But my black brother is he as much as I am me. But my brown sister is she as much as I am me.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Enjoy every step you take. If you're curious, there is always something new to be discovered in the backdrop of your daily life.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future. You cannot change your past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about your future. Learn from the past, plan for the future. The more you live in and enjoy the present moment, the happier you will be.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Challenge and adversity are meant to help you know who you are. Storms hit your weakness, but unlock your true strength.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Make the most of the best and the best of the worst, and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Gratitude builds a bridge to abundance.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Good things happen in your life when you surround yourself with positive people.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“You will never follow your own inner voice until you clear up the doubts in your mind.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are.”
― Turcois Ominek

“Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget who you are.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Changing your outside world cannot make you happy if you are an unhappy person. The real personal change can only happen from the inside out. If you firstly create the change within yourself, you can turn your life around.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart