“Greatness does happen all in one day, just one day at a time.”— Adam (via ADAMJCP), quotemadness.com
“If you are alive, there is hope for a better day…and something good to happen.”— Ishmael Beah, amazon.com
“I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.”— Conor Oberst, genius.com
“I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door – or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”— Rabindranath Tagore, india.com
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”— Frances Hodgson Burnett, amazon.com
“I like beginnings because they’re so full of promise. The first page of a book, the first day of a job, the first time you buy yourself flowers, the first date with a new man, the first touch, the first kiss, the first kick of a good liquor, the first moment you hold your own baby. I like beginnings…”— Shyma Perera, amazon.com
“The world can be a lot better than we settle for. All you have to do is ask.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com
“Some people reflect light, some deflect it, you by some miracle, seem to collect it.”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com
“When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.”— Albert Camus, amazon.com
“Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.”— Marvin J. Ashton, lds.org
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”— J.M. Barrie, amazon.com
“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”— Maya Angelou, oprah.com
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places.…”— Arundhati Roy, amazon.com