My Favorite Books

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • Perfect Timing by Brenda Jackson
  • The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
  • The entire Harry Potter Series
  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
  • Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
  • What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
  • Midnight by Sista Souljah

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

When the Going Gets Tough. . .

they say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. but what about those of us who sometimes just can't find it within ourselves to be strong when life has ground you down to your most basic elements? this is when i turn to words. certain quotes give me the strength that others naturally possess and for those of you reading this who might need that extra push at times, i hope it gives you strength too.

"war is deception" -- the art of war

"love the moment; flowers grow out of the dark moments" --unknown

"success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without loss of enthusiasm" -- winston churchill

"dream the impossible dream, fight the unbeatable foe, strive with your last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable star" --unknown

"there is nothing a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly" --R. Buckminster Fuller

"kites rise against, not with, the wind" --john neal

"if life gives you lemons-make grapejuice. then sit back and let people wonder" --kigichi ishiritari

"have the courage to fail big; make them wonder why you're still smiling" ---unknown

"just when the caterpillar thought life was over, it became a butterfly" --unknown

"what lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" ---henry david thoreau

"the soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears" ---john vance chaney

"live, laugh, love" -- unknown

"you never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" --unknown

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