289.
all god does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. we must never, ever be boring.

288.
park the car.
drop the phone.
sleep on the floor.
dream about me.



287.
go to work, send your kids to school, follow fashion,
act normal, walk on the pavement, watch tv,
save for old age, obey the law.
repeat after me: i am free.

286.
be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

285.
every survival kit should include a sense of humor.



284.
when the world says 'give up,'
hope whispers 'try one more time.'

283.
home is not where you live,
but where they understand you.

282.
the constitution only guarantees the american people
the right to pursue happiness.
you have to catch it yourself.



281.
a friend is someone who would feel loss
if you jumped on a train, or in front of one.

280.
we cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears.
we must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

279.
those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart
do not know how to laugh either.



278.
we are all meant to shine as children do.

277.
forbidden things have a secret charm.

276.
our hearts are drunk with a beauty our eyes could never see.



275.
advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer.

274.
everybody knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it.
if we did, we would do things differently.

273.
the best pace to go is a suicide pace,
and today is a good day to die.
[steve prefontaine]



272.
you are rare and wondrous,
genuine and unrepeatable.
now go forth and set the world on fire.

271.
life scares us. but when we feel fear we must press on. we push ourselves and do what we can, because life would be nothing otherwise. get up in the morning. brush your teeth, cherish your everyday life. be who you are and nothing else. you have that freedom. your own planet, your own four walls. what a privilege to begin every day like that. open the wardrobe. take out your favorite cardigan. green, that's nice. put it on and begin your day like it will change your life. who knows, it might. take a bus, visit a castle, climb some castle steps. take yourself to tiny extremes. this is to live.

270.
you're cheating yourself out of today. today is calling to you, trying to get your attention, but you're stuck on tomorrow, and today trickles away down a drain. you wake up the next morning and that today that you wasted is gone forever. it's now yesterday. some of those moments may have had wonderful things in store for you, but now you'll never know.



269.
too often we're scared. scared of what we might not be able to do. scared of what people might think if we tried. we let fears stand in the way of our hopes. we say no when we want to say yes. we sit quietly when we want to scream. and we shout with the others when we should keep out mouths shut. why? after all, we do only go around once. there's really no time to be afraid. just do it.

268.
why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

267.
i do regret more than i admit.



266.
i was the light from the lamp on the floor
and only as bright as you wanted me to be.

265.
you were the only face i've ever known.

264.
take a hammer, break my bones.
it'll hurt less than the mass in my soul.



263.
if everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

262.
your biggest challenge isn't someone else. it's the ache in your lungs, the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you that says "can't". but you don't listen, you push harder. you hear the voice whisper "can" and you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are.

261.
today i looked in the mirror and realized
i look prettier when i'm happy.



260.
the most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. it takes up most of your time, and what do you get at the end? a death. i think it should all go backwards. you should die first, to get it out of the way. then you live in an old age home. you get kicked out when you're too young, then you go to work. you work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy you're retirement. you drink, you party, you get ready for high school. you go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating, then you finish off as an orgasm.

259.
i'm erased. i'm gone. i'm nothing. and then the world is free to flow into me like water into an empty bowl... and... i see. i hear. but not with eyes and ears. i'm not outside my world anymore, and i'm not really inside it, either. the thing is, there's no difference between me and the universe. the boundary is gone. i am it and it is me. i am a stone, a cactus thron. i am rain. i like that most of all, being rain.

258.
i'm not going to change the way i look or the way i feel to conform to anything. i've always been a freak. so i've been a freak all my life and i have to live with that, you know. i'm one of those people.



257.
no matter where you go, there you are.

256.
we'll sleep out in the garden. and if it rains, we'll just sink in to the mud. where it is quiet, and much cooler than the house is. and there are no clocks or phones to wake us up because i've learned that nothing is as pressing as the one who's pressing would like you to believe. and i'm content to walk a little slower, because there's nowhere that i really need to be. and i find that life is easier, when it's just a blur with no details to confuse who or what or where i was, so when the ending comes, the full regret will seem obscure.

255.
one day your life will flash before your eyes. make sure it's worth watching.



254.
i'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die,
so let me live my life the way i want to

253.
its the alarm verses me and the snooze button wins.

252.
be yourself before you forget who that is.



251.
to the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

250.
i am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.

249.
the only way to deal with an unfree world
is to become so absolutely free
that your very existence is an act of rebellion.



248.
i'd be lying through my teeth if i told you
that i'm okay

247.
i walk around the school hallways and look at the people. i look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. if they like their jobs. or us. and i wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. not in a mean way. in a curious way. it's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. or wondering who did the heart breaking. and wondering why.

246.
light up as if you have a choice,
even if you cannot hear my voice
i'll be right beside you, dear



245.
i fear being like everyone i hate, i fear failure, i fear losing control. i love balancing between chaos and control with everything i do. i always have a fear of going one way or another, getting lost in something, or losing everything to get lost in. and i fear being a completely acceptable sheep in society.

244.
time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted time.

243.
hugging is healthy. it helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress, and induces sleep. it’s invigorating, rejuvenating and has no unpleasant side effects. it’s nothing less than a miracle drug. hugging is all natural. it’s organic, naturally sweet, has no artificial ingredients, environmentally friendly and is 100% wholesome. hugging is the ideal gift. great for any occasion, fun to give and receive, shows you care, comes with its own wrapping paper, and of course, its fully returnable.



242.
if things seem under control,
you are just not going fast enough.

241.
a smile costs nothing but gives much. it enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. it takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. none is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. some people are too tired to give you a smile. give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

240.
the biggest mistake people make in life is
not making a living at doing what they most enjoy.



239.
a true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. he does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

238.
i love the way you look at me,
especially when i say something really stupid.
you have this "why do i put up with you" look,
but right after that is the "it's because i love you" look.
then the "i must be insane to love you" look,
then the "i must be seriously insane" look.

237.
be brave enough to live creatively. the creative is the place where no one else has ever been. you have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. you cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. what you will discover will be wonderful: yourself.



236.
the greatest risk is the risk of riskless living

235.
it's not that some people have willpower and some don't,
it's that some people are ready to change and others are not.

234.
optimism is the foundation of courage.



233.
if your looking for the truth, you have to shut up.
most people i know fill their days with meaningless bullshit,
small talk, and trivial diversions just to keep the noise
in the their own heads down.

232.
what if evil doesn’t really exist?
what if evil is something dreamed up and
there is nothing to struggle against except our own limitations?
the constant battle between our will, our desires, and our choices?

231.
most people don't know who they are, that's why they lie.
they're afraid someone else will figure it out before they do.



230.
charity seeks no recognition and virtue seeks no reward.

229.
did it ever occur to you that maybe
you're so caught up in making the
right choice that you wont stop to
consider that maybe there isn't
a right or wrong choice, there
are just a lot of choices?

228.
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete... Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. And always remember: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.



227.
love is watching someone die.

226.
every plan is a tiny prayer to father time.

225.
free hugs campaign.



224.
young people don't know what age is,
and old people forget what youth was.

223.
so teach us the rules, we'll show you how to break them.

222.
look in the mirror and fix yourself up. wash away those tears. be strong, honey. suck it up. no one else can know. paint on your smile and walk away. you have to pretend you're fine.



221.
i don't know what to say
every word just makes you turn away.

220.
well i've lost the battle
and i'm losing the war
and i keep on asking myself
"what for?"

219.
we use words as a way to get our insides out;
but if you can turn yourself inside out without that,
and show the world who you really are the right way,
you can really do something; but very few people know how.



218.
there is very little value to being ordinary.

217.
you belong somewhere where you feel free.

216.
if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.



215.
question everything and anything.
don't trust authority just because they're there.
authority is made of people too.

214.
and i think that the best feeling ever
is feeling alive.

213.
all your life you are told the things you cannot do.
all your life they will say you're not good enough,
or strong enough, or talented enough;
they will say you're the wrong height
or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this
or be this or achieve that. they will tell you no,
a thousand times no, until all the no's become
meaningless. all of your life they will tell you no,
quite firmly and very quickly.
and you will tell them yes.



212.
the best feelings are those that have
no words to describe them.

211.
don't waste your time with people
who don't make you feel alive.

210.
you call it weird,
i call it original.



209.
i'm not the girl your mother warned you about.
her imagination was never this good.

208.
i live in the clouds. reality is not for me. people say i should come down. that the clouds are not a place for grownups to be. i smile at them. maybe one day, i say, maybe one day i will come down. but i never will. reality is not for me. i shall stay up here. the view is quite breathtaking.

207.
the real trouble with my sarcasm
is that half the time,
when people think i'm being sarcastic,
i'm actually being quite sincere.



206.
you don't always have to be
what they want you to be.

205.
you will never be happy if you
continue to search for what happiness
consists of. you will never live if you
are looking for the meaning of life.

204.
sometimes, the greatest rewards
in life come from doing the things
that scare us the most.



203.
there are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

202.
remember that everyone you meet
is afraid of something, loves something,
and has lost something.

201.
we have failed to practice ourselves the kind of behavior we expect from other people.



200.
some dreams never get realized.
some hopes never get their chance.
some aspirations hide away, and
some wishes are never spoken.
then again, some fires never burn out.

199.
we probably wouldn't worry about
what other people think of us if we
could know how seldom they do.

198.
tonight i lay beneath the stars and contemplate the past,
the present and the future. and as i am doing this, i think
about what's on the other side of the clouds; all of the
people who were once at this point in their life, and are
now looking down upon me with keen eyes. they are
the only ones who really know what i am going through.



197.
so you found out today that your life's not the
same. not quite as perfect as yesterday. and i
know it hurts and you feel torn, but you never
gave up this easily before. so why choose
today to give it all away?

196.
was there no safety? no learning by heart the ways of the world? no guide, no shelter but all was miracle and leaping from the pinnacle of a tower into the air?

195.
do what you love,
fuck everything else.



194.
this year do what makes you happy and forget about the things that may stand in the way of that feeling. let go of the pain that was caused by trying to find love and this year, let love find you. you have 365 days to make wonderful memories. live today like you have just been born again & make this year the one to remember. only you can control the fate of this year.

193.
sometimes we just need to get out,
get away and momentarily forget everything
in order to realize that what we have
really isn't all that bad.

192.
and once in a lifetime, you learn the difference between holding hands and falling in love, you learn that kisses don't always mean something and promises can be broken just as quickly as they were made and goodbyes might just last forever.



191.
the first thing we did in kindergarten
was get shown a picture of an apple and
two oranges, then pick out which ones
didn't belong. the first thing we were
taught was that being different is wrong.

190.
the greatest challenge in life is to
find someone who knows all of your
flaws, differences, & mistakes,
and yet still sees the best in you.

189.
don't threaten me with what you think i feel. if you could read my mind, you would be in tears.



188.
i've changed so much lately. every single day i wake up different. i feel like i'm fading every step. all everyone else sees are smiles. they say i'm doing much better. i know i'm doing much worse.

187.
because you're young, you're torn between a world of hate and a world of dreams. so much to lose, so much to gain, so much to fight for, so much to change.

186.
you've got to learn to live with no regrets
make the best of every decision
and never wonder what could have been



185.
peace is more than just the absence of war. people everywhere seek an inner peace that comes from the human rights to voice their views, choose their leaders, feed their families and raise healthy children.

184.
a person's pursuit of goodness leads to greatness, but the pursuit of greatness leads to ruin. pursue goodness and you will achieve great things.

183.
there is a great deal one can learn from their parents. one is eating your vegetables. it's not that your parents are getting you to eat them, it's that they are teaching you that not everything in life is going to be sweet.



182.
if you've ever heard a beating heart,
it's the rhythm for the songs
we're too afraid to sing.

181.
nothing's bigger than love.

180.
you want more money?
people are in poverty.
you want a boyfriend?
someone doesn't even have parents.
you're hungry?
a child is starving.
you want to go to the mall?
someone is looking for anything that they can wear just to stay warm.
you're chilly?
others are frozen.
you want those shoes in another color?
others don't even have one pair.
you hate school?
others would love to go to school for one day.
you just want to die?
most people want to live.
don't waste your time on things
that you think you want,
because there is always someone out
there who needs it much
more than you could ever possibly know.



179.
and in the end, it's not about who's skinnier,
or who's prettier. it's about who can survive
through all the name calling, and dirty looks.
it's about who has the strength to not care.

178.
you have enemies?
good. it means you're different
and someone just doesn't like it.

177.
impossible;
isn't a fact, it's an opinion
it's not a declaration, it's a dare
it's potential, it's temporary
impossible means nothing



176.
obsticles are put in your way
so you know what is really worth fighting for.

175.
people say hate is a strong word
but so is love, and people throw it around
like it means nothing at all.

174.
never apologize for saying how you feel.
because it's just like apologizing for being real.



173.
this is an A to B conversation.
so C your way out,
before D and E come F you up, G.

172.
don't knock on death's door...
ring the doorbell and run.
he hates that.

171.
i am human. i am young. i am tall. i am short.
i am thin. i am fat. i am black. i am white.
i am blond. i am brunette. i am rich. i am poor.
i am a boy. i am a girl. i don't know. i am sexy.
i am gay. i am bisexual. i am lesbian. i am straight.
i am christian. i am jewish. i am muslim.
i dream. i wish. i smile. i laugh. i cry. i hurt.
i work. i play. i am a son. i am a daughter.
i am a mother. i am a father. i make mistakes.
i vote. i bleed. i love. i am here. i am me.



170.
in a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, zits,
abuse, broccoli, o-zone holes, sexism, prejudice,
stupid guys, pms, and broken hearts:
why are you telling me to 'have a good day'?

169.
the best you can do is doing the right thing,
the second best you can do is the wrong thing,
& the worst you can do is doing nothing.

168.
you ask for honesty. but when i tell you the truth, you don't like it. what kind of honesty are you looking for?



167.
one song can spark a moment, one tree can start a forest, one bird can herald spring, one smile begins friendship, one star can guide a ship at sea, one word can frame the goal, one vote can change a nation, one sunbeam lights a room, one candle wipes out darkness, one laugh can conquer gloom, one step starts a journey, one word starts each prayer, one hope will rise our spirits, one touch can show you care, one voice can speak with wisdom, one heart can know whats true, one life can make a difference. you see, its up to you.

166.
do not be too moral. you may cheat yourself out of much life. aim above morality. be not simply good; be good for something.

165.
stand up, keep your back straight.
remember, this is where your wings grow.



164.
it's okay to lose your pride over someone you love,
but don't lose someone you love over your pride.
stick with your entree and get over your sides.

163.
if you only do what you know you can do,
you never do very much.

162.
watch your thoughts; they become words.
watch your words; they become actions.
watch your actions; they become habits.
watch your habits; they become character.
watch your character; it becomes your destiny.



161.
why do we kill
those who kill
to prove killing is bad?

160.
always smile in the morning; it makes
people wonder what you did last night.

159.
even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just stand there.



158.
giving up doesn't always mean you're weak,
sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go.

157.
never confuse movement with action.

156.
we wonder why black and white photos capture our soul. i think it's because without color, we aren't drawn to the makeup and color of our eyes, or our hair, or how tan our skin is. black and white captures the innocence on one's face and the hurt they've gone through to feel vulnerability. the glow we see comes from inside, brightening our eyes, our skin, and our smile. it grabs the truth that liberates us.



155.
but i will say that if you're alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. and therefore, as i see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. you've got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.

154.
you don't have a soul,
you are a soul
and you have a body.

153.
take chances,
tell the truth,
spend all your cash,
fall in love,
get to know someone random,
be random,
say 'I love you',
get angry,
be the first to say 'I'm sorry',
scare yourself at least once a day,
sind out loud,
smile often,
dance in front of the mirror,
laugh at a stupid joke,
cry,
get revenge,
tell someone how much they mean to you,
tell a jerk how you really feel,
let someone know what they are missing,
laugh until your stomach hurts,
... live life.



152.
heavenly father, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. remind us, lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together. heavenly father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. it is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

151.
i understand that scissors can beat paper, and i get how rock can beat scissors, but there's no fucking way paper can beat rock. paper is supposed to magically wrap around rock leaving it immobile? why the hell can't paper do this to scissors? screw scissors, why can't paper do this to people? why aren't sheets of college-ruled notebook paper constantly suffocating students as they attempt to take notes in class? i'll tell you why, because paper can't beat anybody. a rock would tear that shit up in two seconds. when i play rock/paper/scissors i always choose rock. then when somebody claims to have beaten me with their paper i can punch them in the face with my already clenched fist and say, "oh shit, i'm sorry, i thought paper would protect you."

150.
i admire the sun. every evening, without complaint, it allows night to engulf it. it sets, in the comfortable knowledge that it will rise the next morning. it puts complete trust in itself and it never has to fear or worry. the sun never worried that the night would take it and never let it run free to play upon our skin and bring light to the places we know and love. the sun was brave.



149.
i love sunrises far more than sunsets. sunrises were the sun, as it always did, escaping the night, breaking free of the chains and running out past the traps. sunsets were when the sun tired of running all day, and the night shackled it again, and regretfully, it rested, working up the courage to escape, take to the skies and be alive.

148.
maybe we are meant to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. maybe it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives. giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

147.
when you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults. you don't look for answers. you don't look for mistakes. instead, you fight the mistakes. you accept the faults and you overlook excuses. the measure of love is when you love without measure. there are rare chances that you'll meet the person you love and who loves you in return. so once you have it, don't ever let go. the chance might never come your way again.



146.
procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

145.
you got a problem? solve it.
think im tripping? tie my shoes.
cant stand me? sit down.
cant face me? turn around.

144.
there is no dawn without a night.
there is no victory without a fight.
there is no rainbow without rain.
& there is no happiness without pain.



143.
a word is a powerful thing. an insult doesn't have to be shouted at you to make you bleed; a vow doesn't have to be whispered to you to make you believe. hold a thought in your head, and that's enough to change the actions of anyone and anything that crossed your path.

142.
every single person has at least one secret
that would break your heart.
if we could just remember this,
i think there would be a lot more
compassion and tolerance in the world.

141.
friendship isn't about being inseperable, but about being separated and knowing nothing will change.

140.
it's hard to stay mad when there's so
much beauty in this world. sometimes i
feel like i'm seeing it all at once, and it's
too much, my heart fills up like a balloon
that's about to burst and then i remember
to relax, and stop trying to hold onto it,
and then it flows through me like rain and
i can't feel anything but gratitude for every
single moment of my stupid little life... you
have no idea what i'm talking about, i'm sure.
but don't worry, you will someday.

139.
there is always someone suffering more than you,
but that doesn't mean your pain doesn't count.

138.
hate isn't the opposite of love.
indifference is the opposite of love,
because if you hate, you still care

137.
you must always push the limits,
because if you never fail,
you will never succeed.

136.
for attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
for lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
for a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
for poise, walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone.
people, even more than things, have to be restored
renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
never throw out anyone.

135.
'it's just one of those days,'
she said.
'the day when the sun is shining,
and the sky is blue,
the birds are singing;
but you sit in your room
with the music on and the blinds closed
waiting for something or someone to help
you out of the dark.
usually, they don't come
and you're left to pull yourself out.'
he looked her straight in the eye and said,
'i'll pull you out onto the roof
and we can burn in the sunlight together.'

134.
do you ever think about those people
from last year's science class
the ones you knew
but didn't really know.
the ones you talked to
but never saw them again;
do you ever wonder what became of them?
i do.

133.
the people crazy enough to believe that they can change the world usually do.

132.
our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
we ask ourselves,
who am i to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
actually, who are you not to be?
and as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

131.
be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

130.
it's better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for what you are not.

129.
there are two kinds of evil people in the world.
those who do evil things,
and those who see evil things being done
and don't do anything about it.

128.
when we're old ladies
we'll still be best friends
we'll be chillin' in the nursing home
saying, 'yo, remember when...'

127.
the only way to accept an
insult is to ignore it.
if you can't ignore it, top it.
if you can't top it, laugh at it.
if you can't laugh at it,
you probably deserved it.

126.
if you never think, you'll never change your mind.

125.
when others demand that we become the people they want us to be,
they force us to destroy the person we really are.
it's a subtle kind of murder.
the most loving parents and relatives commit
this murder with smiles on their faces.

124.
i'm the one who has to die when
it's time for me to die, so let me
live my life the way i want to.

123.
peace. it does not mean to be in a place where
there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means
to be in the midst of those things and still be
calm in your heart.

122.
sometimes, I just wish someone would take
the time to go past my sarcasm, my loud mouth,
my smiling face, my grades & my remarks
to see a part of me that few have ever seen.

121.
the struggles make me stronger
the changes make me wise
and happiness has it's own way
of taking it's sweet time.

120.
shit happens. so you get thrown down
on the ground, you don't just lay there.
you pick yourself the fuck up & you deal.

119.
save an egg-
crack a smile.

118.
stop
and make sure that everything
you are doing right now is really
what makes you happy.
you can't just live for some goal
in the future and have that be
everything... have that be it.
because that is what
people do; they get on this
road and there are all these
signs saying, "this way, that way,"
but what if you get there, you
do exactly what you were told,
like some people do, except all
the things that felt wrong before,
still feel wrong. then what?

117.
sometimes talking is the best way to solve a problem, even if it means shoving away some of your pride, 'cause if you didn't talk about your feelings, you could lose someone really important in your life over something as simple as a word.

116.
should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness,
ignorance, smallness or insecurities,
remember that things could be worse.
you could be one of them.

115.
if i ever have kids, and they're upset
i won't tell them that people are starving in china or anything like that,
because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset.

114.
real integrity is doing the right thing,
knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

113.
always forgive your enemies;
nothing annoys them so much.

112.
never tell people how to do things.
tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

111.
the proverb warns that 'you should not bite the hand that feeds you.' but maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

110.
there is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

109.
you are younger today than you ever will be again. make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

108.
courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

107.
doing nothing is something.

106.
be yourself. everybody else is already taken.

105.
if you have no regrets, you need to get out more.

104.
i take it one day at a time
but sometimes several
of them attack me at once.

103.
immature love is wanting the other person to be happy only when they're with you. mature love is wanting the other person to be happy, period.

102.
eventully, one of two things will happen he'll realize you're worth it, or you'll realize that he isn't.

101.
it's more that i'm afraid of time, and not having enough of it; time to figure out who i'm supposed to be, to find my place in this world before i have to leave it. i'm afraid of what i'll miss.

100.
where’s the good in goodbye?

099.
i'd hate to go through life unsure if i ever really lived at all

098.
in my lifetime i’ve come to realize that you can’t depend upon other people for what you want and you can’t be scared to go out there and get it. you have to dream big, wish hard, and chase after your goals, because no one is going to do it for you.

097.
i live for the nights i wont remember with the friends i'll never forget.

096.
i’m scared that i’m gonna end up alone.
i’m scared that i’m always gonna be
someone’s friend, or sister, or confidant
but never quite someone’s everything.

095.
true friends are the people
who are there for you unconditionally.
they're the people who never question
you and support you no matter
what the circumstances are. they
are the people worth living for.

094.
as we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. you will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. you'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. you'll fight with your best friend. you'll blame a new love for things an old one did. you'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. so take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

093.
i know there are some things you just can't change. i know there are some situations where apologies hold no bearings. i know that hurt feelings build walls. i know that some people connect once and are bonded for a lifetime. i know that in a different time and place... we were those people. i know that us being just "friends again" is more difficult than not speaking at all. i know that twists of fate sometimes bring people together. and that 'everything happens for a reasons' tear them apart. i know I'll never forget you.

092.
i like people who have a sense of individuality. i love expression & anything awkward & imperfect,
because that's natural and that's real.

091.
what does it take to hope? everything. hope takes never ceasing to be amazed, wearing your soul on your sleeve, holding your breath, waiting to hear "i love you, too." believing that tomorrow could be better than today, that you'll get a second chance, that you'll make a difference, that you'll finally be able to stand for something in your life.

090.
it's weird to think about how different your life would be if you never met the people who changed it.

089.
sometimes the hardest thing
and the right thing
are the same.

088.
you'll never know what's wrong without the pain.

087.
to let go isn't to forget, not to think about, or ignore. it doesn't leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret. letting go isn't about winning or losing. it's not about pride, and i'ts not about how you appear, and it's not about obsessing or dwelling on the past. letting go isn't blocking memories or thinking sad thoughts, and doesn't leave emptiness, hurt, or sadness. it's not about giving in or giving up. letting go isn't about loss and it's not about defeat.

to let go is to cherish memories, to overcome and move on. it is having an open mind in confidence for the future. letting go is learning, experiencing, and growing. to let go is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow. it's about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will soon gain. letting go is having the courage to accept change, and the strength to keep moving. letting go is growing up. it is realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy. to let go is to open a door, to clear a path and set yourelf free.

086.
there's something liberating about not pretending.
dare to embarrass yourself.

085.
i do everything you tell me not to,
and everything you say i can't do.

084.
you must always push the limits.
because if you never fail, you will never succeed.

083.
sometimes you need to walk alone
just to show that you can.

082.
break the rules.
stand apart.
ignore your head.
and follow your heart.

081.
there is a huge difference
between getting over things
and getting through them.

080.
life would be so much more interesting.
if people randomly broke out into happy songs
in the middle a crowded street, just like broadway.

079.
my throat was swelling up now,
& starting to hurt from the ache.
you didn't understand. you never understood.

078.
this bridge will only take you halfway there, to those mysterious lands you long to see. through gypsy camps and swirling arab fair, and moonlit woods where unicorns run free. so come and walk awhile with me and share the twisting trails and wonderous worlds i've known. but this bridge will only take you halfway there. the last few steps you have to take alone.

077.
people like music, they love music.
music is loved because it has the ability
to grab our emotions and our memories.
it reminds us of what was, and what may no longer be.

076.
don't be afraid to fail;
it's part of learning.

075.
there are 6,602,224,175 people in this world.
some are running scared.
some are coming home.
some tell lies to make it through the day.
other are just now facing the truth.
some are evil men at war with good.
& some are good struggling with evil.
6 billion people in the world.
6 billion souls.
& all you need is one.

074.
i spend my lunch hours surrounded by people who apologize for every touch, so today i hugged a stranger, and a thousand lonely people rioted.

073.
spent over half of her life
so afraid to speak her mind, it's such a shame
'cause what a brilliant mind she has

072.
what we have here is a dreamer,
someone completely out of touch with reality.
when she jumped, she probably thought she would fly.

071.
tell me my dreams are unrealistic, because i'll tell you yours aren't big enough.

070.
& the truth is
we're all a bunch of kids
waiting to know what love is.

069.
you have to take the good with the bad,
smile with the sad,
love what you got,
and remember what you had.
always forgive but never forget,
and learn from your mistakes but never regret.

068.
so tell me,
when was the last time you walked down the street
completely happy with the world?

067.
normal is only a setting on a washing machine.

066.
the best thing about dreams is that one fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy. when for just that one moment, you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.

065.
i'm so sick of people asking me why.
do i have to have a reason for everything i do?
get a life. be spontaneous.

064.
can't find your knife?
oh, why don't you check my back?

063.
i'm learning to let go, to forgive, to forget grudges. to trust, to hope, and to believe the impossible. take a chance, attempt a risk, speak your mind and never take life for granted - tomorrow may never come. make the most of what you have, and fight for your dreams. i'm learning now to live, to love, and to be loved.

062.
do you remember when we were just kids, and cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss? schoolyard conversations taken to heart, and laughter took the place of everything we knew we were not.

061.
you will never find 'time' for anything.
if you want time, you must make it.

060.
the aim of education should be to
teach us how to think,
rather than what to think.

059.
don't worry about knowing people,
make yourself worth knowing.

058.
you are stronger than you feel,
wiser than you seem,
and braver than you believe.

057.
don't count time, make time count.

056.
did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real and you're just a reflection of him?

055.
it seems like you agree to have a certain personality or something. for no reason. just to make things easier for everyone. but when you think about it, i mean, how do you know if it's even you?

054.
you heard i run with a dangerous crowd,
we ain't to pretty, we ain't too proud
we might be laughing a bit too loud,
oh, but that never hurt no one.

053.
don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. any happiness you get, you've got to make yourself.

052.
do it today, it might be illegal tomorrow.

051.
sometimes i wish you'd pay more attention to my favorite songs, because the lyrics sing words i'm too scared to say.

050.
dream as if you'll live forever,
live as if you'll die today.

049.
you've got to accept the fact that life isn't a fairytale; things aren't always happily ever after. things like magic wishes, Prince Charmings, and true love don't happen in real life. magic wishes come from money, Prince Charming's a shallow idiot with a bad haircut and overpriced clothes. and true love? ha! true love is one-sided, Ace. you love her, she loves someone else. she loves you, you love someone else. never quite works out, does it? so you end up with some actor pretending to be your true love. real considerate of someone to let you know reality was like that before being thrown into it. "if you wish, it'll happen." well wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster. welcome to reality. enjoy your stay.

048.
i need a new start, a clean slate. somewhere
that people don't have preconceived ideas or
expectations of me yet. somewhere where i can
feel the sun and embrace life. but lately,
i've had a feeling that this place doesn't exist.

047.
i just wish people would say what they feel.
who cares about fucking signals?
this isn't a four-way crossing.

046.
she doesn't want to be the center of attention and turn heads of everyone in the room, but she wants to turn someone's head. she wants to be special to someone too. we all do.

045.
when you truly care for someone, you don't look for faults. you don't look for answers. you don't look for mistakes. instead, you fight the mistakes. you accept the faults & you overlook excuses. the measure of love is when you love without measure. there are rare chances that you'll meet the person you love & who loves you in return. so once you have it, don't ever let go. the chance might never come your way again.

044.
the key to life: be weird. take random pictures, do something no one else would expect you to do. talk to someone you never would. be someone people think you aren't. show who you really are. don't hide under your smile

043.
life flies by so you have to embrace it,
forget the past 'cause you can't outrace it,
live the dream and learn to chase it,
and when you can almost taste it
it's all come alive.

042.
and when the whole world seems against you,
that's really your time to shine.

041.
courage is what it takes to stand up and speak,
but it's also what it takes to sit down and listen.

040.
if you're going to dream at all, dream big.

039.
amor vincit omnia.
[love conquers everything.]

038.
sometimes you look at me, just look at me
and my heart hurts so bad i'd swear i was dying.

037.
dying is half the fun of living, if the living's not in fear.

036.
close your eyes. let the wind whip your hair. don't be afraid to let go of what you've always thought, what you've always believed in, and for a few moments, just exist.

035.
immature is a word used by people who don't know how to have fun.

034.
i want to feel safe, i want to feel like i'm not hated too.

033.
who are you today? are you the person people expect you to be, or the person you see in yourself?

032.
don't expect more than someone can give, and don't analyze. smile when they make you happy, yell when they make you mad, and miss them when they're not there.

031.
the sad thing is when people give up on something they've been fighting to hold onto for so long.

030.
strangers are just friends waiting to happen. will you be mine?

029.
sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens.

028.
we all die. the goal isn't to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.

027.
i believe in love, & in arguing, in jamming out by yourself in the car. i believe in having someone tell you that you're beautiful, dancing in the rain, and miracles. i believe in smiling till your cheeks hurt and laughing until you pee. last, i believe in second chances, even if you've completely screwed up.

026.
when you've laughed as much as you breathed you’ve realized how much life is beautiful.

025.
tell all the boys and girls from school to keep breaking all the rules to let their parents know they're individuals.

024.
i've come to realize that you can't get what you want, you can't just sit there waiting to be noticed. you can't sit there expecting someone to love you, because the person who feels the same way just may be waiting and sitting like you are. you need to find each other.

023.
life's not a race, live a little slower
stop and hear the music, before the song is over.

022.
silence is pure it draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit together without speaking a word.

020.
speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

019.
if we discovered that we only had five minutes left to say what we wanted to say, every phone booth, every cell phone, would be occupied by people calling others to stammer that they love them.

018.
saying your fearless, emotionless, unbreakable doesn't make you strong. it only proves that you're scared. you're scared to face you're problems, you're scared to show people how you really feel that you're scared to get broken, so you make it impossible. saying you're fearless, emotionless and unbreakable only proves that you're the weakest of all.

017.
i think that`s what`s wrong with the world. no one says what they feel, they always hold it inside. they`re sad, but they don`t cry. they`re happy, but they don`t dance or sing. they`re angry, but they don`t scream. cause if they do, they feel ashamed. and that`s the worst feeling in the world. so everyone walks with their heads down and no one sees how beautiful the sky really is.

016.
i love the immaturity that comes with childhood. that carefree innocence that sets us free, but as you grow older, you'll come to see, we're robbed of our spirit. you're just being set up to become the prototype for america, just the typical housewife or business man, that's all you'll ever be.

015.
you could count your friends but how many could you count on?

014.
can you imagine what it feels like to have someone sit you down and tell you that you're dying? the gravity of that? then the clock's ticking for you. in a split second your awe is cracked open. you look at things differently - smell things differently. you savor everything be it a glass of water or a walk in the park. but most people have the luxury of not knowing when that clock's going to go off. and the irony of it is that it keeps them from really living their life. it keeps them from drinking that glass of water but never really tasting it.

013.
you could have a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye, but only a true best friend knows that you're really about to cry.

012.
and it was one of those days
where you break all the rules
you don't listen to your mother
or put on a helmet.
you get on a quad with your best friends
and let your hair fly behind you.
'cause these are the days worth living.
these are the years we're given.
and these are the moments.
these are the times.
let's make the best out of our lives.

011.
'the united nations reports that over ten thousand people starve to death each day, and most of you don't give a shit. however, what is even more tragic is that most of you are more concerned about the fact that i just said a bad word than you are about the fact that ten thousand people are going to die today.' [tony campolo]

010.
when we were little we had dreams of being big rockstars & doctors. now life has changed & those dreams have faded. now we're just hoping we make it.

009.
'will there be any boys at this party?' ...no mom, it's a nun club.

008.
you were only given this life because you're strong enough to live it.

007.
you can't copy personality.

006.
hate is easy - love takes courage.

005.
take a risk, dare to move, love is a leap of faith.

004.
people in love will one day experience pain,
pain that will reveal how deep their love is.

003.
just be yourself, live the life that you want to live, be the person you would be proud of. if you fall, you fell because you tried.

002.
i will be who i want to be, not who you think i should. i am going to dress my own way, not the way you want me to. i am going to listen to the music that i want to listen to, watch what i want to watch, read what i want to read. i will not let you break me down, because if i'm not good enough for you, then you mean nothing to me.

001.
i liked when we were in kindergarten, when the biggest drama was that someone had cut in front of you in line.