#insp

In times when evil comes because men misunderstand and hate one another, it is the mission of the artist to praise sweetness, confidence, and friendship, and so to remind men, hardened or discouraged, that pure morals, tender sentiments, and primitive justice still exist, or at least can exist, in this world. ↗

— George Sand

#friendship

We all are rich and ignore the buried fact of accumulated wisdom. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#life-experience #writing #art

Words are your business, boy. Not just the word. Words are everything. The key to the rock, the answer to the question. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

#business

The absence of a muse can be even more inspirational than its presence ↗

— ALAgrApHY

#artist #beauty #inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-quotes

Ever, we are not defined by our things. It's not the clothes we wear, the cars that we drive, the art we acquire - it's not where we live - but how we live that defines us. It's our actions that are remembered long after we're gone. ↗

— Alyson Noel

#inspirational #shadowland #art

The woman next to you that looks really bad might be going through the toughest challenge ever with her teenage daughter; think about if it were you in her shoes before gossiping about her. The man at the checkout line using change may have lost his job and is buying diapers for his baby at home because its all the money he has left; think about it before you snicker to your friends because he could've bought beer or cigarettes. The child with holes in his shoes could be homeless but he's still going to school because he feels safe there even though others laugh at him; think about it before you judge the innocent. You never know what challenges you're going to face from day to day! ↗

— Barbara Morrison

#inspirational #change

Change wasn't something to fear anymore. And even though my picture was hung on the wall, I didn't care so much about how I'd be remembered. So long as I never forgot. ↗

— Siobhan Vivian

#change

I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe in yours." Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end. ↗

— Barack Obama

#change

I love you, Katy. Always have. Always will," Daemon Black ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#inspirational

I squeeze my eyes shut as though that will somehow make it go away, but I know it won’t. It happened and there’s no changing it. No changing any of the things that happen to us. All there is to do is move on. Starting now. ↗

— Nyrae Dawn

#life-lessons #change