#livin

As I stumble through this life help me to create more laughter than tears, dispense more cheer than gloom, spread more joy than despair. Never let me become so indifferent that I will fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a child, or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged. Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people, make them happy, and forget momentarily all the unpleasantness in their lives. And in my final moment, may I hear You whisper, 'When you made My people smile, you made Me smile. ↗

— Nancy Mehl

#inspirational #age

Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#black #certain #go #hand #i

And so we said to General Motors that the solution had to be a first year increase, which had to be sizeable because we had to catch up with the lost position as against the cost of living and we had to make some progress. ↗

— Leonard Woodcock

#because #catch #cost #first #general

We started the AIDS virus. We are only able to maintain our level of living by making sure that Third World people live in grinding poverty. ↗

— Jeremiah Wright

#aids #grinding #level #live #living

I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour. ↗

— Peter Wright

#alive #been #colour #effect #felt

Now is everything Now is the essence Now is the focus Focus on the now For that is the key ↗

— Karen Hackel

#living-in-the-present #living-life-to-the-full #new-age #now #the-present

I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never the same person twice. But one thing you can be sure of about me; is I will always do exactly what I want to do. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#character-defining #character-quote #growth #growth-life #inspirational

Never had anyone said, "Listen. Life is short. Pretend your body is still in its twenties. Jump for the brass ring. Swing for those bleachers. Dive into the deep end of the pool. Act like a fool if you must, but at least *live*. ↗

— Cathie Pelletier

#life #living #love #relationships #wisdom

I held on to my better nature by my fingernails but I held on. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#life-and-living #anger

The life of the dead is set in the memory of the living. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#eternity #living #memory #life