Illusions and early mornings
1:33:00 PM
A lot of you loved Tigers and poems post, so here's the part II and more of my favorite quotes. Enjoy and don't forget to tell me yours in the comments!
"Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not." - Pablo Picasso
"I like messy people;
people who don’t fit in a box or stay between the lines, but whose
integrity is greater than any rule book and whose loyalty is stronger
than blood." - Jim Wern
"Stars open among the lilies.
Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?
This is the silence of astounded souls.” - Sylvia Plath
"Art exists because life is not enough." - Ferreira Gullar
"Be so good they can't ignore you" - Steve Martin
"The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others." - Omar Suleiman
"I
wish people enjoy poetry as much as hypocrisy. I wish they create art
rather than wars. I wish they discuss atoms, aliens, sex, science, music
instead of rating each other by ethnicity, religion and nationality. I
wish they had a twisted mind who speak with emotion and kindness, not
with hate and blindness." - Rim Zeiny
"When
i stand before God at the end of my love, i hope that i don't have a
single bit of my talent left, and say I used everything you gave me" -
Lana Del Rey
"Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk on, but no flowers grow on it" - Vincent Van Gogh
"At
fifteen you had the radiance of early morning, at twenty you will begin
to have the melancholy brilliance of the moon." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"But
I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I
want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin" - Aldous Huxley (Brave New
World)
"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't
edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most
intense obsessions mercilessly." - Franz Kafka
"And those who were seen dancing are thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich Nietzche
"Captivity
is cruel even when the cage is invisible" (actually, i said that. I do
realize how egoistic is to put it here, but yeah)
"In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart" - Anne Frank
"Limits, like fear, are often just an illusion" - Michael Jordan
"Ichi-go ichi-e" (一期一会 "one time,
one meeting") is a Japanese four-character idiom (yojijukugo) that
describes a cultural concept of treasuring meetings with people. The
term is often translated as "for this time only," "never again," or "one
chance in a lifetime."
66 comments
love this!
ReplyDeletethank youu
DeleteI love your picks of poetry... and your pictures too.
ReplyDeleteMy fav quote is "Happy girls are the prettiest" by Audrey Hepburn xx
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Thank you! Lovely quote, i love Audrey :)
DeleteI love poetry as much as I love love blogging. It really is a source of relaxation and recreation. This is indeed a great post with beautiful pieces of poetry from some of the greatest personalities, thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's really relaxing (but it can make you question your existence and/or rip your soul apart, too). Thank you!
Deletegreat post :) keep it up :)
ReplyDeleteI love quotes, words are so powerful that they can inspire someone in the darkest of times... you have really search for some good ones! thanks for sharing : )
ReplyDeleteTrue! Thank you :)
Deletestuffs like this means a lot to one when in those ways one don't want to.... a shell opener this is... thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeletethank you for reading :)
DeleteReading quotes like these is always a great way to spend some free time between meetings :)
ReplyDeleteI agree :)
DeleteI'm a huge fan of quotes. I love what you've shared here. "I'm a huge fan of this one ""Be so good they can't ignore you" - Steve Martin. Thank you very much for sharing this. Great way to start the day if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I agree, it's great to start your day with some inspiration
DeleteSo beautiful! Thank you for sharing these great quotes. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you x
Delete"I like messy people; people who don’t fit in a box or stay between the lines, but whose integrity is greater than any rule book and whose loyalty is stronger than blood." - Jim Wern
ReplyDeleteThis describes down to a T I don't conform and there is always something a little undone about me but I guess that it is my appeal. I am goofy and not afraid to laugh at myself and do not follow the rules.
I relate to it too :)
DeleteLove it! The photo makes me feel nostalgic for Italy <3
ReplyDeleteThank you! I also miss it, i was tgere 2 years ago :/
DeleteGreat writeup...Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI've been up inside of that bridge before in Venice, it is such a unique experience. Great quotes!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's lovely :) Thank you!
DeleteHi, this is a nice collection of quotes. In particular, I really like this one:
ReplyDelete"And those who were seen dancing are thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich Nietzche
This quote has a profound impact on how we live our lives.
Thank you
DeleteI love your collection of quotes. I can even identify with some.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Nice to hear that :)
DeleteGreat and inspiring quotes~!
ReplyDeleteOne of my new favorites has been...
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
-Ernest Hemmingway
Esther G
www.hadessah.com
Thank you x Great quote, love it!
DeleteThey are all really beautiful and make you think. This one is a particular favorite of mine: "Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk on, but no flowers grow on it" - Vincent Van Gogh We don't want normal, we want authentic. I love
ReplyDeleteThank you! True
DeleteYes and I love this post too! I read so many quotes again that I never heard of and are really inspiring. I like the one of Lana deal rey. Didn't know she was so religious.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I didn't know it also, but i think main point is not wasting your talent :)
Delete"Captivity is cruel even when the cage is invisible" yes!! Agreed!
ReplyDeleteThank you <3
DeleteI love your own quote! Great observation <3
ReplyDeleteThanks! xx
DeleteThanks for sharing these awesome quotes ! It is so inspiring :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, i'm glad :)
DeleteI love how you share poetry and how I am sure you absorb all this into your life. So who are your favourite writers if I may ask
ReplyDeleteThank you, i try :) I don't really have a favorite, but i love Ivo Andrić, Meša Selimović, Danilo Kiš, Dostoevsky, Charles Bukowski, J.D. Salinger, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Dante Alighieri (i'm reading his Divine Comedy now and it's great) etc. I probably forgot someone, those are some writers who came to my mind first
DeleteMy favourite of these has to be "Be so good they can't ignore you"! Definitely something to motivate me to do something useful with my time.
ReplyDeleteI love it too!It motivates me to always do better :)
DeleteWhat a great post indeed! I love poetry too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing xx
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Thank you!
DeleteI love reading quotes and this post was no different . I liked every single one of these quotes, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad :)
DeleteI love writing poetry! :) I also love reading poems.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, I kept a notebook where I wrote my favorite quotations.
That's great! I used to have notebook like that too! :)
DeleteLovely quotes and I like the idea of having a notebook of poems and quotes. I may need to start that for spring. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! You should definitely start, that's a great way to keep yourself inspired :)
DeleteThese quotes are all beautiful but the one that made a mark to me the most is the one from Vincent Van Gogh. Normalcy is safe and one that is accepted but going beyond is is fun and genius!
ReplyDeleteTrue! Nothing extraordinary and world-changing ever came from normality :
DeleteAwesome picks of inspiring quotes. My favorite is "The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others." - Omar Suleiman
ReplyDeleteThank you! That quote is really true :)
DeleteLove this list! I find quotes to be encouraging and inspiring...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Thanks for reading it :)
DeleteYour writing is so inspirational :) I like it very much... good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWhat a lovely quote! Very relaxing! http://www.mommyversuslife.com
ReplyDeleteAdored this post. "Be so good they can't ignore you" - Steve Martin is one of my favorite quotes for a long time now
ReplyDeleteThis collection of quotes is wonderful. I love reading inspiring quotes from people who have done things with their lives, whether their fame came in life or in death, like Van Gogh. He is, for the record, my favorite. That's my favorite quote of this collection and he is just in general a favorite of mine across the board.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Dannie
www.stilefotocibo.com
I like a lot this one: ""In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart" - Anne Frank". I can relate to it and that's why I get burned every single time... I should trust my guts really, but I always give a change to the wrong people... btw, I like how you illustrated this article with the Ponte dei Suspini picture. :)
ReplyDeleteI love all these quotes! I feel so inspired! I loved Art exists because life is not enough." - Ferreira Gullar and "Be so good they can't ignore you" - Steve Martin. They really connected with me! Great article!
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