#insp

I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful. I'll pray, and then I'll sleep. ↗

— Marilynne Robinson

#brave #courage #fortitude #god #grace

It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. ↗

— Marilynne Robinson

#brave #courage #fortitude #grace #inspirational

The flower born into adversity is the most beautiful and rare of all. ↗

— from the movie mulan

#walt-disney #beauty

I am thrilled to be able to bring my vision of beauty to others who may be inspired by it. ↗

— Carol Alt

#am #beauty #bring #i #i am

Advice from a tree: Stand tall and proud, go out on a limb, remember your roots, drink plenty of water, be content with your natural beauty, enjoy the view. ↗

— Unknown

#wisdom-inspirational #beauty

In my hour of greatest distress, I found my greatest asset in the form of a new partner. I took this partner into business with me. I did the muscle work and my partner told me how to do it. His name is God. ↗

— Robert G. LeTourneau

#inspirational #business

We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#changes #courage #encouragement #exploration #growing

I think I can see people wanting to hear more music-music now as opposed to all hip-hop. You know, which I have nothing against hip-hop. I think some of it is really good. But on the other hand, some of the real great artists are just being lost because they're not getting the airplay or anything to make them inspired to record again. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

#against #airplay #anything #artists #because

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#combination #different #different people #each #how

Lord I shall be verie busie this day. I may forget Thee, but doe not Thou forget me. (before Battle of Edge Hill 1643) ↗

— Sir Jacob Astley

#business