Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, nevertheless they give up their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it, and then it’s gone. But to surrender what you are, and live without belief - that’s more terrible than dying—more terrible than dying young.
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
- Topic: Choice, Decision
- Location: Valley of Fire State Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.
Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
Impossible is just an opinion.
You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.
More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.
But we cannot simply sit and stare at our wounds forever.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
