Hundred Times More Powerful

Your ability to get through it, as this gets harder, that is a hundred times more powerful than slapping a smile on your face and pretending like everything's just fine. 

Matt Murdock from The Defenders "The H Word"

It is more important to earn your inner strength than place a fake smile on your face to hide the fact you are not doing fine. It shouldn't matter what your face looks like, only what is in your mind and heart. 

This quote is for August 20, 2017.

Singing in the Rain

Storm clouds are circling around but I won't let that drag me down. No matter what life wants to throw my way. I'll be singing in the rain. I've got a song in my heart and I'm bulletproof. There's nothing in the world that's gonna kill this mood. Cause life is what I appreciate.

Simple Plan in "Singing in the Rain"

You can either do two things when life is getting you down. You can drown in the storm or you can sing in the rain. If you have a good song in your heart then you can ignore the rest of the spiteful and negative noise.

This quote is for August 19, 2017.

Save Your World

Save your world. Love it, protect it and respect it. And don't let haters represent it. Don't leave the saving to anyone else, ever. It's way too much for one person. It's all yours for the taking, you're not going to waste it, now are you?

James Patterson in "Nevermore"

If we let the world be led by hateful and greedy individuals then we let the beauty in our world be destroyed. If we want a better world then we need to make it so, rather than just complaining or protesting with empty words. 

This quote is for August 18, 2017.

Entirely Defined by Their Own Choices

Has anyone ever lived a life entirely defined by their own choices? No. Socioeconomic status, race, gender, the day on which we were born, beauty height. We are defined by millions of variables way beyond our own choosing.

But that's different. That's fate. Those aren't choices made by others.

Others have always made choices for us. Think of the millions drafted into wars decided by their leaders, the causes of which, in retrospect, seem utterly meaningless: a patch of land, someone's religious tenants, the price of a tank of gasoline. 

David Pilcher and Ethan Burke from Wayward Pines "Choices"

Although we want to believe that we have control over our lives we have to understand that so many circumstances, choices, and outside influences change the course of our destiny. The only way you could control your own destiny is if you lived in total isolation from others and from the world around you.

This quote is for August 17, 2017.

Hold on to the Good Things

Hold on to the good things darling. Hold on to the silver lining. Hold on to the beautiful melodies and leave those worries behind us. Life is unfolding, gotta keep on going. 

Shawn Colvin in "Hold  On to the Good Things"

If you worry too much about the future or if you hold on to the mistakes of the past, then you will never be able to enjoy the beauty of the present. 

This quote is for August 16, 2017.

You Have a Big Heart

You have a big heart. That doesn't go away. You just focus on that one good thing. And you see where it leads you. 

Julie Kingston from "Before I Fall" 

You may have the desire to save the world, but sometimes the most realistic and effective way of changing things for the better is just to be kind and compassionate to the people around you.

This quote is for August 15, 2017.

Knowledge Outcasts You

Knowledge does have a way of making you an outcast. 

Jackson Pearce in “Sisters Red” 

You can become isolated from others when you carry a secret or even just possess a level of wisdom that others cannot understand. 

This quote is for August 14, 2017.

Fighting to Keep It

The real world is not about happy endings. It's about taking the life you have and fighting like hell to keep it. 

Jeri Hogarth from Jessica Jones "AKA Sin Bin"

You could wait for the happy ever after that may never come or you could fight to keep and make better the life you have now.

This quote is for August 13, 2017.

What You Really Need

You'd give anything to get what's fair, but fair ain't what you really need. Can you see what I see?

OneRepublic in "Stop and Stare"

In life there are definitely times when life is not fair, but sometimes those moments are what you need in order to strengthen and grow. 

This quote is for August 12, 2017.

Forgiveness is a Power

But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power. And to withhold or bestow it is a power, perhaps the greatest.

Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

It might seem crazy, but to beg for forgiveness is a power. It means that you have overcome your pride, stubbornness, or belief of self-righteousness. And of course, the hardest, but probably the most rewarding thing to do is to give forgiveness to someone who has hurt you.

This quote is for August 11, 2017.

It's All an Illusion

People today are obsessed with anything shiny and new. But it's all an illusion. Everything new fades. 

Liz Taylor from American Horror Story: Hotel "She Gets Revenge"

If you live your live obsessed with having shiny and new things, then you will constantly be disappointed when your new things fade. I think having appreciation for the things you have now is a good habit to have. 

This quote is for August 10, 2017.

You're Gonna Find Yourself

Maybe sometimes we've got it wrong, maybe sometimes we feel afraid, but it's alright. The more things seem to change the more they stay the same. You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Corinne Bailey Rae in "Put Your Records On" 

No matter how much your life or environment changes, you may be surprise to find that there are still comforting familiarity around you. These familiar comforts can help you in your new life.

This quote is for August 09, 2017.

Our Enemy is Fear

Our enemy is fear. Blinding, reason-killing fear. Fear consumes the truth and poisons all the evidence, leading us to false assumptions and irrational conclusions. 

Rick Yancey in “The Monstrumologist” 

Fear can be our worst enemy when it comes to seeing the path we could be on and the truth that is staring you in the face. Fear is a powerful defense mechanism but that power can sometimes be too strong.

This quote is for August 08, 2017.

No Matter Who's Leaving

When people love each other and then suddenly one of them isn't there anymore, it's the distance that hurts. And the distance is the same no matter who's doing the leaving. 

Sookie Stackhouse from True Blood "Keep This Party Going"

No matter if you are the person who left or the person who was left behind there still will be pain. And not matter how far you run, you will always feel the pain. 

This quote is for August 07, 2017.

Keep Marching On

For those days we felt like a mistake. Those times when love's what you hate. Somehow we keep marching on. There's so many wars we fought. There's so many things we're not. But with what we have I promise you that we're marching on. 

OneRepublic in "Marchin On"

Sometimes there are just days where nothing we do works and everything seems to be stacking against us. All we can do is just push through and wait for a better day to come. 

This quote is for August 06, 2017.

Means to an End

What’s more depressing? To believe that there is no grand plan and that all is random chance? Or that all is by a single unified design and that you are nothing more than the dancing puppets of a universe that merely sees you as a means to an end? 

A. Lee Martinez in “Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest” 

Both options can be either depressing or inspirational, depending on how you look at it. I think it is a good idea to think about the meaning of life, as long as you don't let it drag you down or make you so philosophical that you can be grounded in reality. 

This quote is for August 05, 2017.

Changing Your Mind

Do you know what thinking is? It's just a fancy word for changing your mind. 

The Doctor from Doctor Who "The Zygon Inversion”

Not to say that every thought you have is wrong, but most of the time you change your mind or realize something you didn't think of before actually taking time to think about something. 

This quote is for August 04, 2017

Little Word that Could Slay Me

Maybe, it's a vicious little word that could slay me. I won't beg to buy a shot at your back door. I'll be alright once I find the other side of someday. 

Sara Bareilles in "Gonna Get Over You

Maybe can be the most difficult word to overcome. It gives you hope but also keeps you aware that the possibility of no is always present. 

This quote is for August 03, 2017.

Stick Your Neck Out

Like life and a tortoise, it's not exactly fast moving but you only make progress when you stick your neck out. 

Muriel Donnelly from "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

If you don't take a chance then you never know if you can succeed. It may take a long time to succeed but at least you known you succeeded because of your own merits.

This quote is August 02, 2017.

Discover the Underlying Sense

It is an illogical universe until you discover the underlying sense. 

Kerry Greenwood in “Earthly Delights” 

Sometimes the big picture doesn't make sense until it completely unfolds. Our future may look dark and mysterious but as the steps are shown to us, it seems more manageable.

This quote is for August 01, 2017.

Love Me if You Can

I have a face I cannot show. I make the rules up as I go. Just try and love me if you can.

Sheryl Crow in "Strong Enough"

I think the best relationships happen when both people accept each other's bad side and love them no matter what. 

This quote is July 31, 2017.

Teach Them How to Meet Life

We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come. You’re supposed to teach them how to meet life. 

 J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” 

If you try to protect children from everything in the world then you ensure that they cannot handle life when they grow up. I think you have to have a balance between helping children learn for themselves and protecting them.

This quote is for July 30, 2017.

Just a Shared Narrative

Reality. It's just shared narrative we agree to believe. 

Jake Stone from The Librarians "And the Fables of Doom" 

I think that each individual has their own idea of what reality is, but as a society we build an idea of what we think reality is. The bad result of this is that we are so harsh to those who don't fit in the boxes we create.

This quote is for July 29, 2017.

Who's to Say What's Impossible

Who's to say what's impossible. I'll find the things they say just can't be found. Who's to say I can't do everything. Well I can try and as I roll along I begin to find things aren't always just what they seem.

Jack Johnson in "Upside Down"

It's amazing how many people tell you how to live your life, even though there really is not a standardize way to live. People can really surprise you in their talents, personalities, and perspectives. 

This quote is for July 28, 2017.

Experiencing Things One Way

I think your mind is so fixated on experiencing things one way that it takes a lot to convince it that things aren’t like that anymore. 

Leo Hunt in “13 Days of Midnight"

Even when we live on the edge, we still expect the world to run a certain way. When life doesn't follow the natural order we expect, I think our minds rebel. 

This quote is for July 27, 2017.

Stalking Power, Wealth and Frivolous Things

Men always choose the wrong things. They stalk power, wealth and frivolous things they think will make them whole. And it never does. 

King Simon from The Royals "Stand and Unfold Yourself"

I think the hunger for things that really don't give you happiness will always leave a whole in your heart. Power, wealth and frivolous things can make you temporarily happy, but those things only matter if you can share it with someone or people you love. Otherwise, what is the point. 

This quote is for July 26, 2017.

The Worst Ain't Happened Yet

I can't say what's next and I got nothing up my sleeve. But I don't lose my head. I'm doing just fine, I'm always landing on my feet in the nick of time and by the skin of my teeth. I ain't gonna stress cause the worst ain't happened yet. 

Lee DeWyze in "Sweet Serendipity" 

Learning how to worry about things only when the need arises is an important quality to have. If you give yourself more anxiety than you need, then you only hurt yourself. 

This quote is for July 25, 2017.

The Past is Filled with Echoes

As all historians know the past is a great darkness and filled with echoes. Voices may reach us from it but what they say to us is imbued with the obscurity of the matrix out of which they come. And try as we may, we cannot always decipher them preciously in the clearer light of our own day.

Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale” 

We can read the stories and thoughts that have been recorded throughout history, but we can never really understand their experience unless we lived then. History is like a flavor that can be described but cannot really be known unless it is tasted.

This quote is for July 24, 2017.

I Made My Own World

My father told me to be satisfied with my lot in life, that the world owed me nothing. So I made my own world. 

Dr. Robert Ford from Westworld "Contrapasso"

I think that the universe does not owe us anything, but I think we can change our fate and make our own world. Or at least what we perceive as our own world. It may not make sense to others but it is home to us.

This quote is July 23, 2017.

Live a Little More

I wish I could live a little more. Look up to the sky not just the floor. I feel like my life is flashing by and all I can do is watch and cry. 

Adele in "Million Years Ago" 

For many people, living life to the fullest is easy. But for others living a positive life is always a struggle. Some people cannot always see the best in life and are hounded by the negative. Sometimes they can pull themselves back into the life. 

This quote is for July 22, 2017.

Those Who Imagine Many Outcomes

Society will go astray if there are not those who imagine many outcomes. Let those scenarios run rampant in their minds, anticipate the worst that could happen, take steps to prevent it.

Neal Stephenson in "Seveneves" 

I think that people who worry about everything have bad reputations, but I think they are vital to society. When you have plans or a goal, you can try to think of everything but life throws you curve balls you don't see coming. That is why it is important to have someone who thinks about as many scenarios as they can. 

This quote is for July 21, 2017.

The Story I Kept Telling Myself

My life just stopped. The only story I heard was the one I kept telling myself; that I was the evil queen. Until finally, I forgot the most important thing. My life was never just one story. I want to start a new story. One where the evil queen doesn't get a part. And I chose to believe that this story will have a better ending than my last. 

Regina Mills in Once Upon a Time "The Savior"

Although it seems like your past has its claws so deep in who you are you can't change, you really can. If you are determined to reinvent yourself, then you find a way. 

This quote is for July 20, 2017.

I am the Voice of Your History

Listen my child you say to me. I am the voice of your history. I am the voice of the past that will always be. Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields. I am the voice of your hunger and pain. I am the voice of the future, bring me your peace and my wounds they will heal. 

Celtic Woman in "The Voice" 

I don't know if this is what the song actually means but I interpret this song as if it is the earth speaking to the listener. I think that the earth does hold memories of us. And we are the only ones that can make our future look brighter. 

This quote is for July 19, 2017.

Choose to Serve the Light

We are slaves, all of us. Some are slaves to fear, others are slaves to reason, or base desire. It is our lot to be slaves. The question must be to what shall we owe our indenture? Will it be to truth or to falsehood, hope or despair, light or darkness? I choose to serve the light even though that bondage often lies in darkness. 

Rick Yancey in “The Monstrumologist” 

In a way we are slaves to our passions, hobbies, and loves. It just a question of what enslaves us and how we deal with it.

This quote is July 18, 2017.

The Value You Place on a Life

Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life. An unimportant life. A life without privilege. That's what defines an age. That's what defines a species. 

The Doctor from Doctor Who "Thin Ice"

I think you really can gauge the type of person someone is by how they treat people they think are less important than them. It's how you know who is a good leader or not. 

This quote is for July 17, 2017.

Heart of Life is Good

Pain throws your heart to the ground. Love turns the whole thing around. No it won't all go the way it should. Bad news never had good timing. Fear is a friend who’s misunderstood, but I know the heart of life is good. 

John Mayer in "The Heart of Life"

There is never really a good time for bad news to hit, but it sure does help to have love get you through hard times. And although fear can cause anxiety to spin out of control, fear is a good survival tool to have.

This quote is for July 16, 2017.

Not Everything has to Make Sense

You cannot beat a river into submission. You have to surrender to its current and use its power as your own.
I control it by surrendering control? That doesn't make any sense. 
Not everything does. Not everything has to. 

The Ancient One and Dr. Stephen Strange from “Doctor Strange”

Life is such a roller coaster because much of the time, there is not a logical reason as to why certain things happen or exist. Most of the time, we just have to be pulled along by the indeterminable reason of the universe, otherwise we are drowned by its powerful force.

This quote is for July 15, 2017.

When the End Came

The way I figured it, when the end came, you were probably going to be surprised. Surprised it took so long. Surprised it came so soon. 

Charles L. Grant in Brownie, and Me from “The Dark: New Ghost Stories” 

I think that our survival instincts make this quote true. For one reason, we always hold out hope that we will survive one more day, so when death comes we are not expecting it. On the other hand, I think that when we want the end to come it takes longer than we can handle. Death is such a powerful part of our lives that it will always be a shock.

This quote is for July 14, 2017.

The Drive to Move Forward

The truth of our existence is that we're all blessed and cursed with the drive to move forward. To live the next day. To get better.

Rip Hunter from DC's Legends of Tomorrow "Blood Ties"

You would think it would be only a blessing to have the drive to move forward, but this is not necessarily always the case. Everything and everyone must end eventually and by fighting this fact, we only end up hurting ourselves, and sometimes, others.

This quote is for July 13, 2017.

Thanks for Making Me a Fighter

If it wasn't for all that you tried to do, I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through. So I wanna say thank you cause it makes me that much stronger, makes me work a little bit harder, makes me that much wiser, made my skin a little bit thicker so thanks for making me a fighter.

Christina Aguilera in "Fighter"

Sometimes the cruel acts that others do to us makes us stronger and them as weak as they always were. We may not see this at the time, but looking back, we see that this was the point where our lives were changed for the better.

This quote is for July 12, 2017.

Steal More with a Pen

Some immoral nobles can steal more with a stroke of a pen than a cut-purse can steal with a knife. 

Kevin J. Anderson in "The Dragon Business"

Sometimes the most dangerous and destructive acts can be done in an ordinary room with only a pen as a weapon. And unfortunately for the victims of these acts, it is very hard to know when and how to try to counteract these acts.

This quote is for July 11, 2017.

We Have Two Selves

We have two selves: one the world needs us to be and the shadow. Ignore it, and life is forever suffering. 

The Countess from American Horror Story: Hotel "Room Service"

Although our second self may not always be as dark as a shadow, it is true that if we ignore that hidden side of ourselves, it can spread like a disease inside of us. Also if that hidden side does not stay hidden, then we could go mad because of it. I think that having a side that is just known to ourselves is healthy, as long as this side does not cause harm to other living beings. 

This quote is for July 10, 2017.

Making Every Possible Mistake

I'm a new soul. I came to this strange world, hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take. But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear, finding myself making every possible mistake. 

Yael Naiim in "New Soul"

When you start off in a new place or in new circumstances, there is always the high probability that you will make numerous mistakes. There is a learning curve for everything, and if you push through you will eventually find a rhythm.

This quote is for July 09, 2017.

Hugging Resentments

If you make excuses for failing, you do nothing but fail. Hugging resentments isn’t very productive, even if there’re justified. Gets to be one of those self-fulfilling prophecies. 

S. M. Stirling in “Island in the Sea of Time”

There are many times when resentments are justified, but instead of hurting the person who caused the problem, it only hurts the victim. The best way to fight these bullies is to show them that they don't affect you. 

This quote is for July 08, 2017.

Find Our Way Back to Being Human

Of all our abilities it is free will that truly makes us unique. With it, we have a tiny but potent chance to deny fate. And only with it can we find our way back to being human. 

Mohinder Suresh from Heroes "Six Months Ago"

I think free will is a beautiful characteristic of humanity. It makes our stories so interesting and heartwarming. It gives us the opportunity to pave our own path in our lives, rather than just relying on our environment and circumstances. 

This quote is for July 07, 2017.

Move that Whole Mountain

A child begins with one single step, then walks a million miles. If you take small stones, one at a time, you will move that whole mountain. If you climb each rainbow it’s gold that you'll find and shelter from the rain. 

Celtic Woman in "Walk Beside Me"

Sometimes the most impossible and daunting tasks can be accomplished if you look at it one piece at a time. The best things in life don't happen immediately; there has to be patience, hard work, and determination. 

This quote is for July 06, 2017.

Shadows in the House

This was the way real families were supposed to live; without shouting, arguing, fighting all the time. Shadows in the house put shadows in the mind.

V.C. Andrews in "My Sweet Audrina"

The house you grew up in and the people you called your family can make such a difference in your life. They are your foundation and the way you view others and the world around you. If you are unfortunate enough to have an unstable or hostile home, shadows that are hard to chase out of your mind can take root. 

This quote is for July 05, 2017.

Just the People That Matter

So what, we should all just let everyone off the hook then?
Just the people that matter to you. That way when they die, you feel love, not regret. 

Malcolm Ducasse and Robyn from Jessica Jones "AKA Take a Bloody Number"

It is so easy to hold a grudge, especially when someone you deeply love betrays you. However, if you lose that person, then you have to live with the last moments you had with them forever. This may sound self-centered, but that moment can eat you up inside, if you let it. It is best to forgive, although it is easier said than done; that way both of you can have peace. 

This quote is for July 04, 2017.

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We Can Break These Walls

We can hate each other and fear each other. We can build these walls between each other. Brick by brick, keep yourself locked in. Maybe we should love somebody instead of polishing the bombs of holy war. Maybe we could care a little more. Living for love. So we can heal each other and feel each other. We can break these walls between each other. 

Alicia Keys in "Holy War"

I think that we still are creating walls between each other, especially when it comes to social media. We are not hiding behind brick walls but rather computer screens. We think that because we are not face to face with someone, we don't have to deal with our consequences. If our species is going to heal itself, we have to break these walls and see for ourselves the consequences of our actions. 

This quote is for July 03, 2017.

Only My Greatest Hits

I see only my greatest hits. I see the things I want to remember and be remembered for. That's when I realized that certain moments go on forever. Even after they're over they still go on. They are the meaning. 

Samantha Kingston in "Before I Fall"

The moments we make with our family, friends, and even strangers can have consequences and inspiration that last for as long as they touch other's hearts. Sometimes these moments are good and sometimes they are painful, which is why we need to try to make the best moments possible.

This quote is for July 02, 2017.

Song that Refused to Quiet

Where there was poverty, there was also a painting someone stared at until it filled them with grateful tears. Where there was genocide, there was a song that refused to quiet. Where a planet was forsaken, there was someone telling a story with their last breath, and someone else carrying it. 

Lidia Yuknavitch in “The Book of Joan” 

With all the hatred and indifference that has sprung up in society now a quote like this is a breath of fresh air. It shows that no matter how bad things get, there will always be a glimmer of hope.

This quote is for July 01, 2017.