Inspirational quotes.

Emerson instructed us to “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of truimpth out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul.”

Following Emerson’s guidance, I offer some of my favorite blasts of triumph. You can search by topic or by teacher or you can just hit refresh and keep getting 5 new random quotes below:-

  • Reality doesn’t wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.

    ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

    Inspirational Quotes on: Katie, Mission, Heart, Doing, Opinion

  • Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

    ~ John F. Kennedy quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Courage, Fear

  • Cleave a piece of wood, I am there; lift up the stone and you will find me there.

    ~ Jesus quotes from Gospel According to Thomas

    Inspirational Quotes on: Jesus

  • How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant are the things that are honorable finally become, for you, the same.

    ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

    Self-Development Quotes on: Action, Habit, Honor

  • I used to think that one day I'd be able to resolve the different drives I have in different directions, the tensions between the different people I am. Now I realize that is who I am. I do feel I'm getting closer to the song in my head. I wasn't looking for grace. But luckily grace was looking for me.

    ~ Bono quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Luck, Think, Tension, Rent, People

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Quotes by Topic

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Quotes by Teachers

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