We Are Not Quotes

My life's a mess. I'm not afraid to admit it.

So if you're a gang member and you would normally be killing somebody, why not kill a white person?

Study the rules so that you won't beat yourself by not knowing something.

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.

We are all a people in need. We are not perfect. We are not machines. We make mistakes. We need grace. We need compassion. We need help at times. We need other people. And that's okay.

Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution to follow.

A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.

Friend, be not afraid of thy office, thou sendest me to God.

Without remaining open to change , we can not remain open to life

A bulldog can whip a skunk, but sometimes it's not worth it.

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.

One breath at a time. One day at a time. Wake up, and be shredded. Cry for a while. Then stop crying and go about your day. You're not okay, but you're alive, and you will be okay, someday.

The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?

Sometimes the only way is jumping; hope you’re not afraid of heights.

I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.

Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.

You get recessions, you have stock market declines. If you don't understand that's going to happen, then you're not ready, you won't do well in the markets.

We want to be on the winning team, but at the risk of turning our backs on the losers, no, it is not worth it. So we fight the long defeat.

Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.

The only thing that feels worse than being stuck in a situation that makes you unhappy is realizing that you are not ready or willing to change whatever it is.

Things are seldom what they seem.

Do not fear the face of man. Remember how small their anger will appear in eternity.

Best advice that I ever got is to do whatever it takes to make myself happy, so that I'll be able to make others happy. If I'm not happy, I can't make other people happy.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me. It's very liberating.

Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.

Be not selfish in your doings: pass it on.

Failure is not an option, and I always felt like I'm a man who doesn't have regrets, and I don't live with excuses. I can't take excuses.

This day, my God, I hate sin not because it damns me, but because it has done Thee wrong. To have grieved my God is the worst grief to me.

Look from the blind man's eye.... You can paint the picture, the way you like about this world, so why not think positive and make this world more beautiful for yourself and others?

I have come to understand that life is best to be lived and not to be conceptualized. I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies.

I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive.

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret.

When girls come up and say, "You're my role model," it's really flattering, but it's also really scary because I'm not perfect and I'm going to make mistakes.

The end of the trial and the 'not guilty' verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art.

Pressure on nerves causes irriatation and tension with deranged functions as a result. Why not release the pressure? Why not adjust the cause instead of treating the effects? Why not?

I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing.

Men can not stand the explosive mixture of beauty and intelligence.

The image of a person completely covered in cotton candy made me laugh the most. I'm not sure why. To me, being tarred and feathered in sugar is just good comedy.

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.

Faith is letting down our nets into the transparent deeps at the Divine command, not knowing what we shall draw.

DNCE is “dance without the a.” It’s not a perfect word, and you don’t always have to be a perfect dancer to dance. Life is just sometimes not perfect.

We are not guilty because we are depraved; we are depraved because we are guilty

Do not call up any that you can not put down.

Make each day a masterpiece. Don't think your best days are out there somewhere. Why not today? Why can't today be a great day? It can if you believe it will.

Listening is not merely not talking...it means taking a vigorous human interest in what is being told to us.

Sometimes you've got to go to the wrong place just to show that you're not afraid to go there.

When everyone thinks alike, there isn't much thinking taking place. Get out when you can, not when you have to.