Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nelson Mandela

The process of illusion & disillusionment is part of life and goes on endlessly.

Nelson Mandela

Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

Nelson Mandela

Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Nelson DeMille

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

Neil Young

With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn't relate to the next verse. I don't think that one day really relates to the next day in life.

Rachel Scott

Don't let your character change color with your environment. Find out who you are and let it stay it's true color.

Mike Huckabee

I respect the courts, but the Supreme Court is only that -- the supreme of the courts. It is not the supreme being. It cannot overrule God, when it comes to prayer, when it comes to life, and when it comes to the sanctity of marriage, the court cannot change what God has created.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

Niccolo Machiavelli

...it behooves us to adapt oneself to the times if one wants to enjoy continued good fortune.

Nhat Hanh

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.

Nhat Hanh

Fear, separation, hate and anger come from the wrong view that you and the Earth are two separate entities, the Earth is only the environment. You are in the centre and you want to do something for the Earth in order for you to survive. That is a dualistic way of seeing.

Nhat Hanh

We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.

Nhat Hanh

Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.

Nhat Hanh

Life is only available in the present moment.

Nhat Hanh

To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.

Nhat Hanh

As children, Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. The Buddha became aware at an early age that suffering is pervasive. Jesus must have had the same kind of insight, because they both made every effort to offer a way out. We, too, must learn to live in ways that reduce the world's suffering.

Nhat Hanh

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

Nhat Hanh

Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy.

Nhat Hanh

In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right here and now. it is much safer than placing our hope in the future. If we cling to the idea of hope in the future, we might not notice the peace and joy that are available in the present moment. The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.

Nhat Hanh

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer.

Nhat Hanh

Life is available only in the present moment.

Nhat Hanh

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.

Nhat Hanh

If a child smiles, if an adult smiles, that is very important. If in our daily lives we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Nhat Hanh

Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.

Nhat Hanh

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

Nhat Hanh

Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.

Nelson Rockefeller

There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and "how well you look".

Nelson Rockefeller

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything

Noah Webster

The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.

John Armstrong

Much had he read, Much more had he seen; he studied from the life, And in th' original perus'd mankind.

John Ashbery

You stupefied me. We waxed, Carnivores, late and alight In the beaded winter. All was ominous, luminous.