Hearts live by being wounded.
-Oscar Wilde
I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places.
-Mark Twain
All ups and downs help you to find a balance in your being. No more ups and downs, but bliss, joy, silence and gratitude.
As you are externally aware, so also you can be inwardly aware of your thoughts and feelings, of your motives and urges, of your prejudices, envies, greed and pride…This outward and inward awareness is a unitary process which brings about a total integration of human understanding.
There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up.
-William Goldman
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
-Audrey Niffenegger
Many people ‘react’ and then ‘regret’. Learn therefore to ‘reflect’ and then ‘respond’.