Author Quotes

Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.

Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day.

It hurts because it matters.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you.

All you can do is change how you react to it.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and, if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

Believe in yourself and all that you are.

Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

There's hope at the bottom of the biggest waterfall." ~pg 426

There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal;

you do not change your decision to get there.

Believe in your dreams. They were given to you for a reason.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness — and call it love — true love.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.

If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.

People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.

She dares me to pour myself out like a living waterfall.

She dares me to enter the soul that is more than my own; she extinguishes fear in mere seconds. She lets light come through.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

It's not just a sunset; it's a moonrise too.

Your value does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.

How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again!

Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke.

None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.

To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you ashamed of your culture and your history, he needs no prison walls and no chains to hold you.

You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your 'friends

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult.

You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

We’re not Indians and we’re not Native Americans.

We’re older than both concepts. We’re the people, we’re the human beings.

Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.

May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may silence make you strong.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Every human being is a raindrop. And when enough of the raindrops become clear and coherent they then become the power of the storm.

Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.

Historically speaking, we went from being Indians to pagans to savages to hostiles to militants to activists to Native Americans. Its five hundred years later and they still cant see us. We are still invisible.

Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

I'm just a human being trying to make it in a world that is very rapidly losing it's understanding of being human.