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People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love read more
People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.
A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and read more
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."
Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause read more
Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not.
My home is not a place, it is people.
My home is not a place, it is people.
People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be
People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be
Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends read more
Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.