Patience is, in and of itself, a great challenge and it often holds the key to breaking through a seeming impasse.
A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.
If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.
All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step
A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The pain of defeat is bitter to him; he suffers at indifference and becomes desperate with loneliness. After all this has passed, he licks his wounds and begins everything anew. A warrior knows that war is made of many battles: he goes on
When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
I'd get invited to parties, and instead it would be these abandoned houses.
I really felt the growth of myself as a human being, as a person [becoming a mother].
The religion and it's many barbed indoctrinating tendrils just start to become what makes you who you are, so you have to kind of destroy yourself to be able to rebuild yourself and make yourself whole again.
In some circles Stalin has in fact been making a comeback. His portrait hangs above the dashboard of trucks, a symbol of blue- collar nostalgia for a tough leader.