I know a lot of people on here are going through tests of faith or feeling down in general so i thought it'd be nice to start a thread with a collection of inspirational quotes where people can contribute to it as well as come back and visit upon it when they're down.


"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

"I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one."
-John Lennon

"It ain't no sin
To be glad that you're alive."
-Bruce Springsteen

"A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another."
-John 13:34

“Hope is such a marvelous thing.
It bends, it twists, it sometimes hides, but rarely does it break.
It sustains us when nothing else can.
It gives us reason to continue and courage to move ahead,
when we’d rather give in.

Hope puts a smile on our face when the heart cannot manage.
Hope puts our feet on the path when our eyes cannot see it.
Hope moves us to act when our souls are confused of the direction.
Hope is a wonderful thing, something to be cherished and nurtured,
and something that will refresh us in return.
And it can be found in each of us.
And it can bring light into the darkest of places.

Never lose Hope.”

-Anonymous

"You can kill a revolutionary, but you cant kill a revolution"

-Fred Hampton

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Also:
*Don't fear tomorrow, for God is already there.
-???

PS: Good idea, Punky. :)

"You may chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it may never come your way
Dream it anyway"
-Martina McBride

"Your lucky coat, the first day of fall
When you wake up laughin' just because
An old church door that stays wide open
A perfect heart thats never been broken"
-Martina McBride

Great idea PunkyPOWER! I love "collecting" inspirational quotes (I keep them in a special notebook) :).


This is one of them:

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe". ~Gail Devers

“It is better to light a candle than to complain about the darkness.”
-R. Herzog

"Having dreams is not stupid. It's not having dreams that's stupid." -I know Cliff said something like that on Cheers once.

"The nicest gift you can give somebody is the gift of time."

"You only get one shot out of life, so make the most of it."

thanks ericsundeadfans and yoliusa. by the way yoli, i also do the same thing, i have a little scrapbook i keep quotes in.


Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. -JFK

My favorite quote comes from the Bible. It shows that God loves you no matter how short you are, no matter how fat you are, and no matter how you look. This verse almost brings me to tears, because it shows that our Creator isn't like Mankind, and judges based on what's inside, not on what's outside. for anyone who ever wonders if God truly loves them, and wonders am I pretty enough, or am I skinny enough, just read this verse, and I think you'll get your answer. It's your heart which defines you.

"Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, for the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."

Another one of my favorite quotes.

"The greatest love a man can have, is to lay down his life for his friends." - Jesus Christ

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

I know the thread specifies "inspirational" but is it okay to post quotes we find interesting as well? I have some inspirational quotes of my own that I can post but there are also others that I just like, but aren't really too inspirational - would it be okay to post them here as well?

feel free, sharop.

"Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow."
Doug Firebaugh

"Instead of telling God how big your fears are, tell your fears what a big God you have." (I don't know who said this, but I keep this saying close to me these days.)

If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving probably isn't for you ;)

"Standing on broken dreams
But never losing sight"
-Van Halen

The hard times pass like the good ones do.
-Sugarland, from a song that I forgot the name of. (lol)

If it's meant to be, then it will be. If not, something better will come your way.
-???/ The latter comes from me.

While you're sitting around thinking about what you can't change and worrying about all the wrong things, times flying by, moving so fast. You better make it count cause you can't get it back.
Carrie Underwood from her song 'So Small'

"Why can't we all just get along?" - Rodney King"

This quote has always touched me, and it touches me even more now after seeing what a great guy Mr. King is, on Celebrity Rehab. I totally agree with Mr. King's sentiments.

If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving probably isn't for you ;)
:rofl:

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it”
-Mother Teresa

Only a life lived for others is worth living. Albert Einstein

"The real blessing is not that I believe in God, but that he has seen fit to believe in someone like me."

"When it pours, He reigns!"

"Someday we'll all be free"-Donny Hathaway


"Injustice anywhere is a thread to justice everywhere"-Martin Luther King

No good deed goes unpunished.

~ Clare Booth Luce

Progress is perfection

My two favorite quotes by Audrey Hepburn-
"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."
"The most important thing is to enjoy life - to be happy - that's all that matters."

Found in the Kristin Hannah book "On Mystic Lake"
"God gave us memories so that we might have roses in December"

This is a great thread! Thanks so much for posting it, PunkyPower!

"Pursue your dream like there's no tomorrow. And to hell with what anyone thinks". - Preston T. Tucker

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else~Judy Garland

To quote Carrie Underwood again:

*Some pages turned; some bridges burned. But there were lessons learned.
-Carrie Underwood, 'Lessons Learned.' Off her CD 'Some Hearts.'

*When you figure out love is all that matters after all, it sure makes everything else seem so small.
-Carrie Underwood. 'So Small.' Off her CD 'Carnival Ride.'

Good character, like good soup, is usually homemade

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Almost Famous.

"For all of us here who feel cheated by our parents, I ask you not to cheat yourselves any longer." Michael Jackson

"We are as happy as we make up our minds to be." Abe Lincoln

"Leave no stone unturned" --I don't know who said that

"No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?"
-Lee Iacocca