Quotes & Questions (2024)

"We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond." – Gwendolyn Brooks

Reflection: How might recognizing your interconnectedness with others inspire you to shine and share your light?

"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." – Marcus Aurelius

Reflection: How might letting go of constant judgments about the things you can’t control create more peace and lightness in your life?

"We are not here merely to survive. We are here to light up the world with our unique presence." – Oprah Winfrey

Reflection: What does it mean to you to 'light up the world' with your unique presence and how might you bring that brilliance into your daily life?

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reflection: How can focusing on the strength and potential within you help you navigate the challenges and opportunities you face right now?

"The only moment you have is this one. The past is gone and the future is a dream. Right now is where life is happening." – Thich Nhat Han

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." – Maya Angelou

"The meeting of two eternities, the past and future... is precisely the present moment." – Henry David Thoreau

"The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present." – Eckhart Tolle

"Nobody can bring you peace but yourself." – Florence Nightingale

"Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another." – Alfred Adler

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." – Nelson Mandela

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." – Ellie Wiesel

"Burnout is not a badge of honor. Breathe, recharge, and put yourself first sometimes. It’s not selfish, it’s necessary." – Arianna Huffington

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." – Lao Tzu

"Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation." – Audre Lorde

"The closer you stay to neutral, the stronger your roots can grow upwards and downwards." – Thomas Moore

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." – Coretta Scott King

"I don’t go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head." – Princess Diana

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude." – Oprah Winfrey

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." – Anaïs Nin

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." – Hermann Hesse

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." – Maya Angelou

"In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few." – Shunryu Suzuki

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this,
and you will find strength." – Marcus Aurelius

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."  – Audrey Hepburn

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." – Mahatma Gandhi

"To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care." – Mandy Hale

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." – Coretta Scott King

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved." – Toni Morrison

"We rise up by lifting others." – Robert Ingersoll

"No one has ever become poor by giving." – Anne Frank

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." – Leo Buscaglia

"The only way to find peace of mind is to stop thinking about what bothers you." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful." – Alice Walker

"The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds." ― Thomas Merton

"Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay."
– Maya Angelou

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." – Michelle Obama

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." – Allan Wallace

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." – Socrates

"You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." – Mary Oliver

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” – Mary Oliver

“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung

“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.” – Maya Angelou

“Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.” – John Lennon

“We are all human, and our humanity is our common bond. Let us always choose love and empathy over hatred and division.” – Melinda Gates

“Under the sky, under the heavens, under the stars, there is but one family!” – Bruce Lee