“I am one of the 7 billion human beings alive today. We each have a responsibility to think about humanity and the good of the world because it affects our own future. We weren’t born on this planet at this time to create problems but to bring about some benefit.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“Virtually all of us have benefited from our mother’s affection at the start of our lives. When someone is on their deathbed, if he or she is surrounded by loved ones they can pass away peacefully. From birth to death we all need affection.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“The willful taking of life represents the ultimate disconnect from humanity. It leaves you an outsider, forever looking in, searching for company to keep.”— Daniel Cerone, Dexter Morgan, Michael C. Hall, imdb.com
“When you take a man's life, you're not just killing him. You're snuffing out all the things he'll ever become. As a cop, I only fire my weapon to save a life – that's a code I live by. Killing must serve a purpose. Otherwise, it's just plain murder.”— Daniel Cerone, Harry Morgan, James Remar, imdb.com
“The only thing that we need to figure out is what makes them think they can't live without us for the next three years while we infect the host and bleed them dry.”— Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, imdb.com
“Sabrina: Mr. Pool, do you have a minute? Mr. Pool: Yes, a lifetime of them. And they are suddenly going by very slowly.”— Jon Sherman, Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, imdb.com
“The record is spinning again. We're just not on the song we wanna be on.”— Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Daniel Faraday, Jeremy Davies, imdb.com
“Free up that heart of yours Make room for new mistakes Newfound hurts Newfound wisdom There are life-changing moments just waiting for you to make a path, to move beyond your comfort zone, new moments, longing to share the stage with that heart of yours.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“Good morning stunner, Lemme pile up these Words and reminders Of how much you matter So thick That when that bullet Of doubt seems to knock You out of the sky and we all gasp Your eyes open You pull these words Out of your pocket With that bullet stuck In it, Alive Stunner Get up.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“Good night stunner Add these words to our homemade barricade Fortify How much you matter How much you are loved Pile these words so high That you can survive The slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune Never deaf to the world's cries But safe inside yourself, Alive Rest, stunner.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“Move that pen & don’t pause to question what the fuck you’re doing. Write in your dreams, on the subway, as you walk (1 day you may wake up too beaten down to throw your heart to the wolves anymore). So don’t waste the energized, purposeful times This very second, run don’t walk! Go! Write!”— Quiara Alegría Hudes, twitter.com
“Call off the troops on the battles you’ve already survived. Don’t waste time relitigating moments that are firmly in the rear view mirror. Close those open files. Look how far you’ve come. Exhale. Again. Again. Again. And dream big tonight, love loosen gravity’s grip, fly.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“Stop aiming for perfection. You did not come from perfect conditions. You are not perfect. What you are is someone who is still here. What you are is someone who made it, who is making it. What you are is someone who is surviving. Aim to keep doing that, as loudly as you can.”— Jonny Sun, twitter.com
“Advice to my (deferential) younger self: Never wait your turn or to be called on. Join the conversation when you’ve got something to say. Be proactive about sharing yourself. They have no idea when your heart & mind are racing. They do not know when is the right time. You do.”— Quiara Alegría Hudes, twitter.com
“The older I get the more I realize that the best course of action in nearly any situation is to increase generosity. The tricky part is deciding how and to whom that generosity should be applied. But it always comes back to being more generous.”— Gayle Forman, twitter.com
“You will not die while I'm here. You will not surrender while I live. If I have one goddamned purpose in my cursed life it's that.”— John Logan, Ethan Chandler, Josh Hartnett, imdb.com
“Your father loves you very much and would do anything to save you. But I love you in a different way. I love you enough to kill yo”— John Logan, Vanessa Ives, Eva Green, imdb.com
“You seek to threaten me with death? If you seek to threaten me, threaten me with life.”— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com
“When you transform a life, you're making it anew. Whatever happens to that creature downstairs, we are responsible for it. It is our burden now. Every action builds another link that binds us to it. That chain is everlasting.”— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com
“Man does not live only in the empirical. We must seek the ephemeral, or why live?”— John Logan, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Harry Treadaway, imdb.com