#ties

Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#chances #doors #entrance #exit #opportunities

I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy. I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence. It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#bruce-wayne-funeral #gordon #the-dark-knight-rises #beauty

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148) ↗

— Victoria Moran

#commitments #poverty #priorities #prioritize #purpose

‎Today is a new day. It's a day you have never seen before and will never see again. Stop telling yourself the 'same crap, different day' lie! How many days has that lie stolen from you? Seize the wonder and uniqueness of today! Recognize that throughout this beautiful day, you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#carpe-diem #choices #inspirational #life #motivational

Yes, sir, a patrol car came and took me down to a station where they were trying to develop films, but they hadn't got the facilities to develop colored film. ↗

— Abraham Zapruder

#car #colored #develop #down #facilities

For those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel like home. ↗

— Simon Van Booy

#beauty

He watched me rake my fingers through the tangles in my hair and smiled. “Quit it. You’re fucking beautiful.” “Just point me to the nearest eighties rock video,” I said. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #eighties-rock-video #funny #jamie-mcguire #travis-maddox

Recognize that throughout this beautiful day,you have an incredible amount of opportunities to move your life into the direction you want it to go. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#beautiful-day #inspiration #life #motivation #opportunities

All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim. ↗

— Christopher Morley

#beauty

An ugly baby is a very nasty object - and the prettiest is frightful. ↗

— Queen Victoria

#frightful #nasty #object #prettiest #ugly