#iona

My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way ↗

— Ali Shariati

#faith #friend #funny #god #humor

Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing. But what about your true name? It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the one to which you are most eager to respond when called. Ever wonder why? Your true name has the secret power to call you. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#call #calling #evoke #invoke #name

You never learn anything by listening to yourself talk. ↗

— Eugene Baker

#inspirational

Life is the game that must be played ↗

— Edwin Arlington Robinson

#inspirational

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

#as far as #being #far #general #great

Life like Stew!!!" -Gully Dwarf saying (Dragonlance) ↗

— Margaret Weis

#inspirational #humor

If you TRY, and you just BELIEVE, you CAN; you WILL. ↗

— Hayden Panettiere

#positivity #inspirational

Life goes quickly. It's such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#inspirational

This time I really am going to light the world on fire,' she said, laughing. 'I finally have a fucking match. ↗

— Kristin Hannah

#inspirational

Doing what you wanted to do was the only training, and the only preliminary, needed for doing more of what you wanted to do. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#inspiration #inspirational