Quotes May 10, 2021

You must remember never to cease to act because you fear you may fail.
Queen Lili’uokalani,
first sovereign queen and last monarch of the Hawaiian islands
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
 
 
 
 
The way to lose any earthly kingdom is to be inflexible, intolerant and prejudicial.
Queen Lili’uokalani,
first sovereign queen and last monarch of the Hawaiian islands
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
 
 
 
 
True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
 
 
 
 
Walk boldly through your life with an open, broken heart.
Joanna Macy
 
 
 
 
Every leaf that grows will tell you: what you sow will bear fruit, so if you have any sense my friend, don’t plant anything but Love.
Rumi
 
 
 
 
The bonsai is not you working on the tree; you have to have the tree work on you.
John Naka
 
 
 
 
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
Aeschylus – 525-455 BC – Ancient Greek Author
 
 
 
 
A wise man said: Don’t be afraid to start over again. This time, you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.
Biggs Burke – Entrepreneur-Record Executive-Film Producer
 
 
 
 
Sometimes bravery is simply choosing to take the next step without fully knowing the path.
Glennon Doyle – American Author
 
 
 
 
We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded.
Earl Simmons – 1970-2021 – Rapper-Songwriter-Actor
 
 
 
 
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.
Stephen King
 
 
 
 
One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.
Brene Brown – American Researcher
 
 
 
 
After making a true decision, especially the tough ones, we usually feel a tremendous burden has been lifted from our shoulders.
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