Lives Quotes

There is always something sad about the trams, may be because they are like our lives: They appear from nothingness and disappear in the horizon of the crowds.

At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found, at last, to be of our own producing.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Meditation allows us to directly participate in our lives instead of living life as an afterthought.

We don't know the days that will change our lives. Probably just as well.

God has plans, not problems for our lives. The life of a Christian is an education for a higher service. God is training you for something.

There is the hidden presence of others in us, even those we have known briefly. We contain them for the rest of our lives, at every border that we cross.

What else can matter to us, other than how our lives feel from the inside?

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.

We meet no ordinary people in our lives. If you give them a chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.

Our lives are entwined with the people over the footlights. We are a part of them.

We must remember there are different seasons in our lives and let God do what He wants to do in each of those seasons.

In the existence of our lives, there is a single coincidence that brings us together and for a moment, our hearts beat as one.

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

We may not be able to create or control all of the events that impact our lives but we can create and control our responses to everything that we experience.

Our lives are shaped as much by those who leave us as they are by those who stay. Loss is our legacy. Insight is our gift. Memory is our guide

One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman.

The purpose of our lives is to add value to the people of this generation and those that follow.

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

Books can change your life. Some of the most influential people in our lives are characters we meet in books.

Our heart is like a reservoir from which our lives flow.

Our lives are like a candle in the wind.

I can't say this strongly enough, but our feelings about ourselves are actually the most important barometer for determining the condition of our lives!

Rarely do we realize that if we simply take time to marvel at life’s gifts and give thanks for them, we activate stunning opportunities to increase their influence in our lives.

What would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?

Obedience is the pathway to blessing. It’s the means of protection. It’s the means of joy. It’s the means to finding God’s best in our lives.

The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.

There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, energizes our spirit, and supplies passion to our lives.

In the God of all creation, we put our faith and trust. And give our lives to you, cause you gave your life for us.

We can control our lives by controlling our perceptions.

I have started to think that the great, decisive moments that broadly govern our lives are far less conscious at the time than they seem later when we are reminiscing and taking stock.

Today's wars are about oil. But alternate energies exist now - solar, wind - for every important energy-using activity in our lives. The only human work that cannot be done without oil is war.

If our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.

We don't become geisha because we want our lives to be happy; we become geisha because we have no choice.

I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

We want to see our lives dramatized on the screen as we are living it, the same as other people, the world over.

We are all continually embarking on first drafts, in every aspect of our lives.

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.

We all obsess about what we are doing and accomplishing. What if we let it go and simply made the way we live our lives our accomplishment?

Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.

The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.

The way and manner God executes His plan in our lives differs

When we learn to give thanks, we are learning to concentrate not on the bad things, but on the good things in our lives.

Our lives are not just measured in years. They are measured in the lives we touch around us.

I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it.

I believe there is only one truly courageous thing we can do with our lives: to love unconditionally. Absolutely, with all of ourselves, so much that it hurts and then more.