Can you tell me a long, inspirational quote?

Question

or it doesn't have to be an inspirational one, just something that is meaningfull...

thx.

Answer 1

How about a poem? This one by William Henley always gets me going:

OUT of the night that covers me,  

  Black as the Pit from pole to pole,  

I thank whatever gods may be  

  For my unconquerable soul.  

  

In the fell clutch of circumstance          5

  I have not winced nor cried aloud.  

Under the bludgeonings of chance  

  My head is bloody, but unbowed.  

  

Beyond this place of wrath and tears  

  Looms but the Horror of the shade,   10

And yet the menace of the years  

  Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.  

  

It matters not how strait the gate,  

  How charged with punishments the scroll,  

I am the master of my fate:   15

  I am the captain of my soul.

Answer 2

I really like:

"I think he knew - as I did not - that the earth was made round so that we could not see too far down the road"

-- Meryl Streep in 'Out of Africa'

Answer 3

LOVE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT

DANCE LIKE NOONE IS WATCHING

Answer 4

"I hate vietnamese people and black people."

-McCain

Answer 5

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

or

"I must learn to love the fool in me - the one who feels too much, talks to much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laught and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled masterful tyrant whom I also harbor and who would rob me of human aliveness, humility, and dignity but for my fool."

I love both of these. Hope they help!

:]

Answer 6

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure..!

Answer 7

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?..."

Answer 8

you can google inspirational quote and probably find some too... :)

Answer 9

How about a short one. What goes around, comes around.

Answer 10

my favorite quote and one that really helps me get motivated (which is not a long one--sorry) is:

"In order to see the rainbow you must get through the rain".

Answer 11

"[Destiny is] a feeling you have that you know something about yourself - nobody else does - the picture you have in your mind of what you're about will come true. It's kind of a thing you kind of have to keep to your own self, because it's a fragile feeling. And if you put it out there, somebody will kill it. So, it’s best to keep that all inside." -Bob Dylan