Famous Quotes & Sayings

Boris Pasternak

Here they are, all in one place. Circle back to them when you need some poetic shine. It is not revolutions and upheavals that clear the road to better days, but revelations, and lavishness of someone's soul inspired, and ablaze.

Boris Pasternak

What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup.

Boris Pasternak

When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it.

Boris Pasternak

Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.

Bode Miller

One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.

Bruce Feirstein

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Bruce Forsyth

I do lead a careful diet, I don't overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well.

Brigitte Bardot

It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.

Brigham Young

How shall we know that we obey [God]? There is but one method by which we can know it, and that is by the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord witnessing unto our spirit that we are His, that we love Him, and that He loves us. It is by the spirit of revelation we know this.

Brigham Young

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

Brian Mulroney

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.

Brennan Manning

Don't try to understand it. You won't succeed. Don't try to see it. You can't. Try to live it, and you will be living out of the center.

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.

Brandy Norwood

I'm my biggest inspiration. And I say this in the most humble way. I've been through so much, just in my life.

Bonnie Raitt

I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.

Bonnie Raitt

We can live in fear or act out of hope.

Bono

Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.

Bono

At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.

Bono

Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.

Bono

My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.

Bono

God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.

Bono

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

Bono

Music can change the world because it can change people.

Barry Gibb

Everybody is a teenage idol.

Barry Hannah

I wake my wife up at 3 a.m. and say, "Listen to this!"

Barry Goldwater

We shall return to proven ways - not because they are old, but because they are true.

Barack Obama

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Barbara Bush

And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!