Quotes on Persons

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

A person can run for years but sooner or later he has to take a stand in the place which, for better or worse, he calls home, and do what he can to change things there.

The humble person receives praise the way a clean window takes the light of the sun. The truer and more intense the light is, the less you see of the glass.

God can take anything that happens to us-even bad things-and use it to shape us and make us into a better, more Christlike person-if we let Him.

All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life.

Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest!

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

People often expect the other person to respond first in a positive way, instead of taking the initiative to create that possibility. I feel that's wrong; it can act as a barrier that just promotes a feeling of isolation from others. To overcome feelings of isolation and loneliness, your underlying attitude makes a tremendous difference - approaching others with the thought of compassion in your mind is the best way.

Each person's life is like a mandala - a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life ... everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.

Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.

Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you're the funniest person you've ever heard of.

I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.

Those who love others _x000D_ grandly are those who love themselves grandly. Those who have a high _x000D_ toleration and acceptance of others are those who have a high _x000D_ toleration and acceptance of themselves. You cannot show another a part _x000D_ of you that you cannot show yourself. Therefore, begin where all _x000D_ growth, where all evolution, where all love must begin; with the person _x000D_ in the mirror.

The time has come to get clear about who you are and what you choose. There must come moments in every person's life when a decision is necessary. A big decision. A major choice. Such a time is now. What you get to choose today is who you are and who you choose to be, and what you wish to experience in your life. Remember, not to decide is to decide.

Hate, like prayer, changes the person involved in the activity, not the person the activity is aimed at.

The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.

UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Great is the person who plants a tree knowing he will never sit under it.

I want to write so well that a person is 30 or 40 pages in a book of mine ... before she realizes she's reading.