You Can Quote Me

Quotes from Rockingrama:

God is real. I know this in my heart and in my mind.

Family should never be taken for granted; they are your most precious gift and will not be there forever.

Forgiveness and compassion are always the best path for any wrong that is done to you.

Drugs are the most voracious and deadly social disease on earth, the second is AIDS, the third is man’s inhumanity to man.

Hate is a plague of epic proportion; do not be infected by its influence. Hate will make you less than you were meant to be, and it will destroy your values.

Terrorists are Godless, ignorant, faithless, unprincipled cowards who use religion and politics as excuses to commit crimes against other men, women and children. They are the lowest form of humanity, having no eyes or ears for truth and peace and no compassion for the suffering and death of their victims.

Education is all around us. Being educated does not require a degree, but it has two prerequisites: desire for knowledge and motivation to put that knowledge to use.

Take time to define your values; you can't live by them unless you know what they are.

All people should be concerned with the affairs of the global community; in the end, we are intrinsically connected by common need, environmental dependence and moral responsibility for each other.

The most shameful thing on earth is a starving child.

Love serves no purpose except as a gift.

Learning to love is a process of actions toward others, not a reaction to being loved first.

Love first anyway.

Our only hope for the future is to pay very close attention to the present.

Vote.

Failures are trifles to be absorbed as experience.

There is no shame in failure; the shame is in not acting on your dreams.

Success is a chain of failed experiences that finally prove out a theory of behavior resulting in the desired outcome.

Success and random acquisition are not synonymous. Success is a space where inner peace harmonizes with your heart’s desire and the rigors of reality.

Children are a mother’s heart, beating on the outside of her body. Good or bad, they reflect her soul.

Remember that the only view that you have is your own, which is very narrow. If you aspire to greater things, you must listen and consider the views of others.

You will never be treated better than you treat others.

Never spend another hour with a person who abuses you in any way. What they will inflict on you, they will do to you again then do to your children and your family as well. While you can forgive the assailant, you will never trust them again. Their illness is not yours to cure. If the violence goes past you and on to your family, friends and children, you will never forgive yourself. More importantly, you may never have the opportunity.

No matter how hard you try to protect children from the lesser things in your life, they always see right through you with eyes of innocent honesty. They admire and mimic both your best and most deplorable behavior, so look at yourself with the eyes of a child and try to be what they need to see.

Some things we only get one chance to get right. If one of these has passed you by, refocus and try to do better. Living in regret is self-absorbed and unproductive.

On the lighter side of life:

If you are getting hit by the _tuff sliding downhill, you should consider choosing your seat more carefully next time. It’s worth the price of the upgrade.

It is amazing to me how much time we spend trying to remember whatever it is that we forgot. Maybe, just maybe, it was worth forgetting.

Love is NOT blind. Take care of yourself before and after you are married!

Questions to consider:

If success is the end goal, what comes next?

• Who can define success for another person?
• If you were the only person on earth, would success be important?
• Who in your life extended the most kindness and compassion to you?
• Did you ever say thank you?
• Is there someone you need to say "I'm sorry" to?
• If you died today, what would people remember about you?
• What would you want them to remember about you?
• Who were you kind to today?
• Have you taken the time to forgive yourself? To forgive others?
• If you cannot forgive, why not learn to put the wrong behind you and move on for your own sake?
• If this is all there is, would it be so bad?
• If this is all there is, why?
• If you harbor bitterness and darkness in your heart, how can you build a life of light?
• How is true respect earned?
• If God is not real, why are you here?