Philip James Bailey - power

"He hath no power that hath not power to use." ~Philip James Bailey

Sean Maurice Hunt - miracle

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time" ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"There are no facts, only interpretations." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Lilli Day - autumn

"When I see the trees kissed by that golden autumn sun, their leaves are more vivid and alive to me than ever." ~Lilli Day

Henry Emerson Fosdick- life

"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."~Henry Emerson Fosdick

Rev. George Bramwell Evans - dodderer

"When you get fed up with present-day happenings, go out into the lanes and the fields, and listen and look at the things of Nature. There is no hurry in that world - that is why I am a dodderer. I lose all sense of time when I'm in the country, I forget the speed of machinery. To be a dodderer is a lost art these days, one that we should recapture."~ Rev. George Bramwell Evans, The Friendship Book of Francis Gay 1983

Groucho Marx Quotes

"Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped." ~Groucho Marx

"Outside of a dog, a book is a human's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."~Groucho Marx

Dr. David Darbro - brain exercise

"It has been said that 'no pain no gain' is as true in training the body as it is in training the brain. I believe there is some truth to that saying. Exercising my brain to improve my mental status provides me with the confidence to go about my life."~Dr. David Darbro,73,Physician, Lumosity

Oscar A Erasquin - Cats

"Cats are very independent and emotionally stable animals unlike the dogs who need a lot of attention. This is the reason why cats are less trainable to do tricks than dogs." ~Oscar A Erasquin, FB 14 January 2011

John Le Carre - love

"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love."~John Le Carre~

Madame Belazy - sentiment

"Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy."~Madame Belazy~

Annelle Hollingsworth

"Photography is as much about the moment as it is about the art." ~Annelle Hollingsworth

Patty Keigan - amber light

"The amber light of the slowly setting sun casts a vibrant glow over the fields." ~Patty Keigan

Tyler Perry - forgive

"It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason—it was to form the person that you are."~Tyler Perry

Carl Jung Quotes

My 200th Entry


"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves."— Carl Jung

Note: I have reached a double milestone in posting quotations since the inception of this inspirational blog. Today's Daily Inspirational Quote is my 200th Quotation taken from Inspiration Line.

And the graphic above is my daughter's Sepia Photography.

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"There is no coming to consciousness  without pain." ~Carl Jung

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung

Sharon Ralls Lemon - essential joy

"The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire."~Sharon Ralls Lemon

Thomas Carlyle Quotes

"History is the essence of innumerable Biographies." ~Thomas Carlyle, Essays--On History~

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~Thomas Carlyle

Carl Sandburg - coin of your life

Daily Inspirational Quote For Saturday, September 11, 2010.

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."— Carl Sandburg

Pearl S. Buck - fountain of youth

“To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” ~Pearl S. Buck

Harriet Beecher Stowe - truth

“The truth is the kindest thing we can give...” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

Ch'ao Chang - genius paints

"Passion holds up the botton of the world, while genius paints its roof."~Ch'ao Chang~

Periander of Corinth - a folly

"To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly." ~Periander of Corinth, his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi~

Scott Barnes - finding beauty

“Finding your beauty isn't about looking exactly like everyone else. It's about accepting yourself—the parts you love and the parts you don't—and then working with all of it.” ~ Scott Barnes

Kerry Washington - journey of my life

“I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life. It's a trip more wonderful than I could have imagined.” ~ Kerry Washington

Audre Lorde - paths to knowledge

“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”— Audre Lorde

William Wordsworth Quotes

"A day spent in a round of strenuous idleness." ~ William Wordsworth (1770–1850), British poet. The Prelude, bk. 4, l. 376-7 (1850).

"Faith is a passionate intuition." ~William Wordsworth

"Poetry is the spontaneous outflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquillity." ~William Wordsworth, Introduction to Lyrical Ballads, 1802, second edition.

Oprah - start being grateful

"The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. And the more grateful you are, the more you get." — Oprah, August 9, 2010

Oprah - life on course

"When your life is on course with its purpose, you are your most powerful. And you may stumble, but you will not fall." — Oprah

Oprah - shadow of fear and self-doubt

"You can either waltz boldly onto the floor of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall and recede in the shadows of fear and self-doubt." — Oprah, August 2, 2010

Don Miguel Ruiz - respect begets peace

"When we respect everybody around us, we are in peace with everybody around us." — Don Miguel Ruiz, author

Thomas Jefferson - power over others

Daily Inspirational Quote For Saturday, July 31, 2010.

"I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others."— Thomas Jefferson

Mary South - risk and rewards

“Risk and reward are conjoined twins—and that's why my favorite piece of advice needs translation but no disclaimers: Fortes fortuna javat. 'Fortune favors the brave'...”
—Mary South, June 14, 2010

Richard Nixon - irresistible creeping tide

All lasting change is incremented, based on unfolding traditions and developing institutions. Revolutionary upheavals may change how the world looks but seldom changes the way the world works. Lasting historical change comes not through tidal waves but through the irresistible creeping tide.~Richard Nixon~

Martha Beck - inspire right life

"Whatever your father rules may be, treasure them. Don't try to act as though they don't exist. You won't succeed—the psychology of fatherhood is too deeply rooted—and you'll be tossing out something you can use to illuminate, motivate and inspire your right life." — Martha Beck

The National Fatherhood Initiative - grown and ready to leave home

"Even after children are grown and ready to leave home, they will still look to their fathers for wisdom and advice. Fathers continue to play an essential part in the lives of their children as they grow and, perhaps, marry and build their own families." — The National Fatherhood Initiative

Sir Hugh Walpole - beauty and joy

“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a glowing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase.”  ~Sir Hugh Walpole

Marianne Williamson -part of knowledge

"Condemn and you are made a prisoner. Forgive and you are freed. Such is the law that rules perception. It is not a law that knowledge understands, for freedom is a part of knowledge." ~ Marianne Williamson

Saint Aurelius Augustine - dwell in the blood

"The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried
along to dwell in the blood."

[Latin: "Anima certe, quia spiritus, in sicco habitare non potest; ideo in sanguine fertur habitare."]~Saint Aurelius Augustine, Decretum (IX, 32, 2)~

Will Smith - have a purpose

"If you don't have a purpose for your relationship, if you don't have a place that you're going, something that you want to accomplish, something that you want to do, you can really get lost in the murk of the journey. There has to be a vision." — Will Smith, actor

Thich Nhat Hanh - cultivate freedom

"Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice. ... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out." — Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk, author and teacher

Suze Orman - sense of self-worth

“Lasting net worth only comes when you have a strong and healthy sense of self-worth.”
— Suze Orman

Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

"Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame, but greatness, because greatness is determined by service." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he would die for, he isn't fit to live." ~Martin Luther King Jr

Martha Beck - so am I

“Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I.” — Martha Beck

Robert Fulghum - a balanced life

"Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some."~Robert Fulghum~

Terry Orlick - Embrace the moment

“Excellence is a combination of passion and focus. When you have passion for what you are doing and get your focus in the right place, everything else will follow. Embrace the moment.” — Terry Orlick, PhD

Willa Cather - things are best learn

“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some
in storm.” — Willa Cather

Seneca - enjoy the present

Daily Inspirational Quote For Thursday, July 22, 2010.

"True happiness is ... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."— Seneca

Kathy Kinney and Cindy Ratzlaff - peace and freedom

"We've discovered by walking through the uncomfortable feeling of saying no, there is incredible peace and freedom on the other side." — Kathy Kinney and Cindy Ratzlaff, co-authors of Queen of Your Own Life

Madeleine Albright - trials bring out the best

We have a resilience that most people don't have, and trials bring out the best in us. " — Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state

Nelson Mandela - qualities better than your own

"If you are humble, you are no threat to anybody. Some behave in a way that dominates others. That's a mistake. If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important— and you do that by being genuine and humble. You know that other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them." — Nelson Mandela