Some great quotes here. Especially enjoyed the J.R.R. Tolkien quotes and Einstein quotes.
"Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional."-unknown.
"There are two ways to live your life: one as though nothing is a miracle. The other as though everything is a miracle." -einstein.
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge of Truth & Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." -einstein.
"Live life as life lives itself." -lao tso.
"Don't let the muggles bring you down!" -ron weasley (from harry potter).
I always try to keep this in mind: "Life happens. Stress is optional." -unknown.
"It is better to live your destiny imperfectly, than to live an imitation of someone elses life with perfection." -bhagavad gita.
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." scott adams.
"All misery derives from the inability to sit in a quiet room alone." -unknown.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -mlk jr.
"Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -dr. seuss.
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." -j.k. rowling.
"People are not lazy. They simply have goals that do not inspire them. Remember to follow your heart. What inspires you?" -unknown.
"To do, is to be." -nietzsche.
"To be, is to do." -kant.
"Do be, do be, do." -sinatra.
"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted." -john lennon.
"It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live." -albus dumbledore (harry potter).
"It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to our enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to our friends." -albus dumbledore (harry potter).
(I think J.K. Rowling is a genius... so another from Harrry potter...) "I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind... at these times, I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one's mind, poors them into the basin, and examines them at one's leisure." -albus dumbledore. (if only we could actually do this!)
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -nietzsche.
"Let no one ever come near you without leaving better and happier." -mother teresa.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reasona nd your own common sense." -buddha.