"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at." Jesse Owens, Olympian
Browsing category: Quote of the Day
"Stories are a communal currency of humanity." Tahir Shah, in Arabian Nights
"The violets explode inside me when I meet your eyes. Then I am spinning and I'm diving, like a cloud of starlings. Darling is this love?" Elbow, Starlings
"Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll see that you were in mourning and your heart was broken, but your life was changing." Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
"Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice you alter the structure of reality." Jordan Peterson, Psychologist
"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." Roald Dahl, Writer
"Remember that every single thing that has happened to you is yours, and you get to tell it" Anne Lamott, Novelist
"Shame dies when stories are told in safe places." Ann Voskamp
"The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness." Alain de Botton
"What is meaningful remains more compelling than what is true. People are more willing to accept and act upon what is meaningful to them, than upon what is true." Mark Peterson, Philosopher