Build a Castle

I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me. We're too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet. 

Taylor Swift in "New Romantics"

You can let the hateful actions and words of others break you or you can use them to strengthen yourself. If your inner strength shines bright enough all the negativity will be burned away. 

This quote is for September 05, 2017.

Have to Work at It

We lived as usual. Everyone does most of the time. Whatever is going on is as usual. We lived as usual by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. 

Margaret Atwood in “The Handmaid’s Tale”

I think this is how bad deeds and situations are allowed to continue because of the deep rooted instinct of survival. Surviving means accepting your situation and figuring out a way to navigate through your new circumstances. Therefore, when people concentrate more on surviving, they are not focused on whether their situation is ethical.

This quote is for September 04, 2017.

Where Your Book Begins

Release your inhibitions. No one else can speak the words on your lips. Drench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins, the rest is unwritten. 

Natasha Bedingfield in "Unwritten"

I think its unhealthy if you live your life keeping your opinion and ideas hidden inside yourself. I think the best philosophy is to speak honestly and with an understanding that your words have consequences.

This quote is for September 03, 2017.

Hope to the Optimist

When you do well, you become a sign of hope to the optimist. But to the pessimist you represent the stink of his own failure. 

Gus from  "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2"

I feel that this quote is true for some but not for all pessimists. I hope there can come a time when even the most pessimistic person might become encouraged and inspired by the success of others.

This quote is for September 02, 2017.

Love Leaves Its Mark

Love leaves its own mark, not a scar, no visible sign. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. 

J.K. Rowling in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

Our loved ones ingrain themselves in our hearts and will be a part of who we are and what our experiences are for the rest of our lives. 

This quote is for September 01, 2017.

Need One Good One to Stay

I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away, but baby I just need one good one to stay. 

Lady Gaga in "Million Reasons"

Sometimes there is only one reason why you stay in a certain situation but that reason is very much important enough to justify your decision. 

This quote is for August 31, 2017.

Lived From Day to Day

Our lives can only be interpreted in retrospect yet must be lived from day to day blindly. 

Joyce Carol Oates in "The Accursed" 

It is difficult that we can analyze our life only after it occurs. It would be amazing to be able to gleam what the future holds, but what kind of problems could come from an ability like this?

This quote is for August 30, 2017.

Defeat can be Turned to Victory

I've never struggled against the inevitable. it's a vain occupation. But I should always advise you to examine very closely what you think to be inevitable. it's surprising how often apparent defeat can be turned to victory. 

Temmosus in Doctor Who "The Daleks: The Escape"

There is a fine but definable line between what is inevitable and what is fluid. Life can always throw a curve ball you never see coming. Which is why it is important to know the difference between a fate you cannot fight against and an opportunity for your fortune to change.

This quote is for August 29, 2017.

Rather Than Play the Game

People like to laugh at you cause they are all the same. See I would rather we just go our different way than play the game. 

Pink in "Just Like Fire"

I think it takes a strong person who can ignore the drama and mind games that are played by people. It shows a strength of character and a solid sense of self to just walk away from toxic situations. And it takes an even more amazing person to stop and fix these situations.

This quote is for August 28, 2017.

Dreams of Reason

It isn’t a matter of wanting it or not. It’s a matter of what you think you can accomplish. You can make a boat but you can’t make the ocean. You can make an airplane but you can’t make the air. Your powers are much less than your dreams of reason would have you believe.

Michael Crichton in “Jurassic Park” 

Dreams are a wonderful thing to have but sometimes they can be just that: dreams. It's good to hope and to try to accomplish something big, but sometimes you have to be satisfied with accomplishing a little less than what you were hoping for. This does not mean you failed. Instead it means that you held on to your dream, even if you had to edit it some.

This quote is for August 27, 2017.

Reality Snaps You Awake

You spend your life in a comfortable dream state, believing in destiny. Then reality snaps you awake. Bad things happen as often as good things. Turns out we're nothing more than chemicals hurtling through space, haphazardly bouncing off each other, feeling stupid we ever believed there was some grand plan. 

Olivia Moore in iZombie "Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues"

Although it is human nature to want to put a grand scheme or destiny behind life, things just happen randomly. There is not a balance between the good and the bad and life can always be unfair to us. I think the best we can do is just sometimes is just hang on for the ride. 

This quote is for August 26, 2017.

A War's Raging

Sometimes you leave the ones you love. But if it's love they won't give up, cause they know a war's raging and you gotta choose. These days are tough, these days are long. Sometimes it's hard, you carry on. 

Needtobreathe in "Happiness"

Sometimes the best thing a person needs to do is leave their old life behind in order to find themselves. Unfortunately, this might mean leaving the ones they love behind. This is hard for the people they leave behind. If you love someone, there may come a time when you need to let them go and always have a welcoming home when they come back.

This quote is for August 25, 2017.

Deciding to Fight

Fighting isn't about knowing how, it's about deciding to. The decision wasn't an intellectual one, it was an overcoming of the emotional barrier, that in any civilized society, prevented people from doing damage to each other. 

Neal Stephenson in "Seven Eves" 

I think that the fight instinct is buried deep in everyone. However, I think that this instinct only manifests itself in those that have the courage or desire to take responsibility for their own wellbeing. This is not a judgement or insult to those who do not have the will or instinct to fight.

This quote is for August 24, 2017.

Sit in Our Library

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. 

Mr. Gold from Once Upon a Time “The Crocodile”

I think this is the most wonderful experience you can have while reading. If a book makes you feel like you are traveling to another world, then you have found a book worth keeping.

This quote is for August 23, 2017.

I Know My Home

I know which place I'm from. I know my home. When I'm in doubt and struggling that’s where I go. An old friend can give advice, when new friends only know a half story.

 Lukas Graham in "Mama Said"

I think a stable and healthy home is vital because the people in your home are the family that know you, sometime almost more than you know yourself. A home is where you can be yourself without the pressures and expectations of the public world. If you don't have a support system and a safe place, then you will struggle with coping with life. 

This quote is for August 22, 2017.

Arrogance and Ignorance

There is arrogance and ignorance in spades here. Funny how often they go hand in hand.

Andrew Fukuda in "The Hunt"

It is ironic and unfortunate how those individuals who are the most ignorant are the ones that are the most arrogant about their intelligence. And also how unfortunate that the people that have good ideas are often drowned out by ignorance or are too humble to bring their ideas into the public. 

This quote is for August 21, 2017.