If you're going through hell, keep going

Wherever you are, it's your friends who make your world
-William James

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes...
rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs
when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so
that you can believe, confidence for when you are in doubt, courage to know yourself,
patience to accept the truth, love to complete your life

May the sun bring you new energy by day may the moon softly restore you by
night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength
into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all
the days of your life.
-Apache Blessing

Remember what is important to you

-Chinese saying

At one glance I love you with a thousand hearts

-Mihri Hatun

The only people for me are the mad ones the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad
to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a
commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding
like spiders across the stars.
-Jack Kerouac

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
-Bill Cosby

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please
everybody.
-Bill Cosby

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing
-Bill Cosby

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive
yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
-Bill Cosby

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now
-Bill Cosby

I Believe everything happens for a reason. people change so that you can let
go.. things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they are right... you
believe lies so you eventually learn to trust only yourself... and sometimes
good things fall apart so better things can fall together. Life happens live with
it & love it ....It will be over before you know it
Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking
around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.
-Edna St Vincent Millay

Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start
with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find
someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And
how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing
any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is
there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall
deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if
you haven't tried, you haven't lived.

In life we do some things we wish we had never done and things we wish we could replay
a million times in our heads. But they make us who we are. And in the end those
experiences create every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them, we wouldn't
be in the exact place we are today. So just live, make mistakes, and have wonderful
times. But never second guess who you are, where you have been and most importantly,
where you are going.

I've been up and down and over and out. And I know one thing: Each time I find
myself laying flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race. That's
life.
-Frank Sinatra

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts
you chase you never catch.
-John Malkovich

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept
no ones definition of your life.. define yourself"
- Harvey Fierstein

They're all about where you come from. But all that matters is where you're going
-Public Enemies

Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today it was still worth it. Even the
terrible mistakes that I made and would have unmade if I could. The pains that
have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed
to walk where I've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back
again, into, under, far in between, through it, in it, and above.
-Gia

Wherever you are, it's your friends who make your world

We'll get jacked up on some cheap champagne, we'll let the good times all roll
out.. and if the music ain't good well that's just too bad we're gonna sing along
no matter what
I dig my toes into the sand. The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a
blue plain. I lean against the wind; pretend that I am weightless. And in this moment I am
happy
-Incubus

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you. Because it’s too
easy to believe someone when they’re telling you exactly what you want to
hear.

The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going

What was done to me created me. It is the basic principle of the universe, that
each action will have an equal and opposing reaction.

Because that's what people do. They leap, and hope to God they can fly, because
otherwise you just drop like a rock, wondering the whole way down, why in the *hell* did I
jump? But here I am, falling, and the only one that makes me feel like I can fly is you.
-Hitch

You know what it's like getting up every morning? Feeling hopeless, feeling like
the love of your life is waking up with the wrong man. But, at the same time
hoping that she still finds happiness, even if it's never going to be with you
-Hitch

"I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm alive because I'm a fighter. I'm
wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness

I don't get attached. I don't want a relationship unless you can prove to me that not all
men are the same. No your words don't mean shit to me. No I can't trust you. No I don't
believe you. Promises are nothing but spoken words. I KNOW I'm not your one and only so
don't say so. No I'm not the world. No my beauty doesn't make your day. No my laughter
isn't music. No I'm not a rebound so I'm not going to sit here and wait til your ready. And
No I won't wait on your call. My smile isn't magic and you can't see the world in my eyes.
I'm not too good to be true; none the less your wishes came true. I AM A PRINCESS, BUT
NOT YOURS. I don't need your money. Really, I'm not looking for a fairytale. I don't wish to
be your everything but I do want to be major. I don't need you to be thinking about me
every second of the day. Make me believe that we can forget about the world just by
holding my hand. Tell me I'm beautiful, but only if you mean it. Miss me when I'm gone,
so I can miss you too. Let me become your favorite girl so I can be your favorite guy. I'm
not looking for a prince.

What is heartbreak? It is lying on the bathroom floor trying your damnest to

breathe while simultaneously wondering why it went wrong, how you're gonna
get up & pretend like everything is alright, & what the hell are you going to do
about that hole in your chest?
I'm strong because I've been weak. I'm beautiful because I know my flaws. I'm a lover
because I am a fighter. I'm fearless because I have been afraid. I'm wise because I have
been foolish. & I can laugh because I have known sadness.

There's just something about you that I'm scared to lose because I know I won't
find it in anyone else.

Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your
friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so
you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes:
find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an
excellent example of being human.

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat,
known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of
the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an
understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep
loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.

Chin up. Shoulders back. Walk proud. Strut a little. Don’t lick your wounds: celebrate
them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You’re in a lion fight. Just because
you didn’t win doesn’t mean you don’t know how to roar.

I've learned to love the fool in me- the one who feels too much, talks too much,
takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control,
loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs
and cries.

When people walk away from you, let them walk. Don’t try to talk another person into
staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring for you, com0ing to see you, or staying
attached to you. When people walk away, let them walk. Your destiny isn’t tied to
anybody that left.
-T. D. Jakes

Love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t

Have you ever really thought about it? You've got this girl, head over heels in love with
you. She'd do anything for you. But for some reason, you don't want to see that. You
know it's there, but you just wont accept it so you try to make her go away. -- maybe this
girl is perfect for you. And that really scares the hell outta you, doesn't it?

If you can't solve it, it isn't a problem - it's reality. And sometimes reality is the
hardest thing to understand and the thing that takes the longest to realize. But
once it hits you in the face you'll never forget it. It will always be there in your
memories and sometimes that is the best way to look at it.

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make
him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition to save
you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant
to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly
happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then
heck no, you can't "be friends"; A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. Don't settle. If you
feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don't stay because you think "it
will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things aren't. The
only person you can control in a relationship is you. Avoid men who've got a bunch of
children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them
pregnant, why would he treat you any differently? Always have your own set of friends
separate from his. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you,
speak up. You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within. Don't make
him feel he is more important than you are.. even if he has more education or in a better
job. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less. Never let
a man define who you are. Never borrow someone else's man; If he cheated with you,
he'll cheat on you. A man will only treat you the way you allow him to treat you. All men
are NOT dogs. You should not be the one doing all the bending... compromise is a two
way street. There is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing
a new relationship. Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right. Make him
miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily
available to him - he takes it for granted. Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give
you everything that you need.

People want what they want. Sometimes you just have to walk in defiance of it
and just be yourself
-Meryl Streep

There are people who go after your humanity; that tell you that the light in your heart is a
weakness. Don't believe it.
-Doubt

And I do believe in killing the messenger.. wanna know why? Because it sends a
message.

Every easy choice today will have its consequence tomorrow

-Doubt

It’s a dead-end street if you sit around waiting for someone else to tell you
you’re okay.

I didn't invent the rainy day, man. I just own the best umbrella

You let people use you, sooner or later you’re going to be all used up

Why fight to be accepted by people you don’t actually want to be like?

Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses

Music is the only thing that makes sense anymore. Play it loud enough and it keeps the
demons at bay

Music is the realest thing in the world to me, and anyone who's been there can
feel it

There’s truth in lies, if you can get enough of them

We think too much and feel too little

Principles only mean something when you stick to them when it’s inconvenient

Just because you are a character doesn't mean that you have character

Character is what you are in the dark

Yesterday you were better off than you are today but it took today for you to
realize it. But today has arrived and it's too late. You see? People are never
happy with what they have. They want what they had, or what others have. The
grass is always greener on the other side

Who says we want what we think we want? We want what we think we are supposed to
want. Like what the books tell us to want and the movies. That's what I wanted. Happy.
Happy, happy, happy - we didn't get that. That's the end of that. OK? It's not the end of
us. It's the end of a dream, that's all. You wake up in the morning, the dream's over, so
what? We're still here.”

If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being. You'd
be a game-show host

Just because it is doesn't mean it should be

Sometimes we just need someone to show us something we can't see ourselves

and then we change forever.

Moving forward is rarely accomplished without considerable grief and sadness

People are always saying that change is a good thing. But all they're really
saying is that something you didn't want to happen at all has happened

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the
one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for
-John Malkovich

When you came in the air went out

The future's uncertain, and the end is always near. Let it roll, baby, roll

The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.

When you come right down to it, the secret to having it all is loving it all.

Forgive or relive

Pain reminds us we're alive; Love reminds us why.