Great Change

Sometimes the greatest change brings about even greater opportunities.

Teddy Roosevelt from "Night at the Museum 2: Battle at the Smithsonian"

Living More

Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80. It's not the time that matters, it's the person.

The Doctor from Doctor Who "The Lazarus Experiment"

This quote is for August 29, 2015.

Who You Always Wanted to Be

That courage you always wanted; you always had it. You just needed to get into the game. With hard work and a little help from a friend you can become that guy you've always wanted to be.

 Justin from "Let's Be Cops"

This quote is for August 28, 2015.

Message from Ourselves

The body has a strange way of sending us signals doesn't it? The tricky part isn't hearing them, but knowing what they truly mean.

The Dragon from Once Upon a Time "Selfless, Brave, and True"

What Growing Up Means

It seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best and start expecting the worst. So how do you tell an adult that maybe everything wrong in the world stems from the fact that she's stopped believing the impossible can happen?

Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer in “Between the Lines”

Find Your Strength Anyway

It's not how many times you've been knocked down. It's how many times you get back up. Courage is when you've lost your way, but you find your strength anyway.

The Strange Familiar in "Courage Is"

This quote is for August 25, 2015.

Our Brains Work Differently

What is the point of different tastes, different preferences, if not to say that our brains work differently? That we think differently.

Alan Turing from "The Imitation Game"

This quote is for August 24, 2015.

Being Afraid to Live

There is no indignity in being afraid to die. But there is a terrible shame in being afraid to live.

Alydon from Doctor Who "The Daleks: The Expedition"

This quote is for August 23, 2015.

A Test of Courage

Sometimes to change the minds of others, a test of courage must be passed. You'll have to earn their respect before you can change their lives.

C.M. Stunich in "The Feed"

When You do Right

When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.

God Entity from Futurama "Godfellas"

This quote is for August 21, 2015.

Transcending Conventions

Boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so.

Robert Frobisher from "Cloud Atlas"

Life Leads Forward

Life only leads forward.
There is no going back.
There is only this moment on. Intrepidly moving forward no matter the obstacles.

Gladys Murray, John Clare, and Peter Murray from Penny Dreadful “And They were Enemies”

This quote is for August 19, 2015.

Bound to all Humans

Only the one who is bound to nothing is bound to all human beings.

Irene Gerard from "Europa 51"

This quote is for August 18, 2015.

Towards the Sun

Turn your face towards the sun. Let the shadows fall behind you. Just carry on and the shadows will never find you.

 Rihanna in "Towards the Sun"

Every Hero's Journey

Every hero is on a journey to find his place in the world. But it's a journey. You don't start at the end.

Ando Masahashi from Heroes "Better Halves"

This quote is for August 16, 2015.

Measure of Success

The only real failure is the failure to try. And the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.

Evelyn Greenslade from "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

Anything Worthwhile

Anything worthwhile takes work.

Reggie Jackson from The Neighbors "Thanksgiving is no Schmuch Bait"

This quote is August 14, 2015.

Knack of Choosing the Worst

As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all- the trouble is humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.

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

This quote is for August 13, 2015.  

Words Beneath Your Skin

Nothing's gonna hurt you the way that words do when they settle beneath your skin. Kept on the inside and no sunlight, sometimes a shadow wins.

Sara Bareilles in "Brave"

This quote is for August 12, 2015.

If You Waste Your Time

You can lose your money. You can spend it, all of it. Maybe work hard, get it all back. But if you waste your time, you're never gonna get it back.

Del Knox from "Without a Paddle"

This quote is for August 11, 2015.

Fear Makes Companions of Us All

You're always gonna be afraid, even if you learn to hide it. Fear is like a companion. A constant companion, always there. But that's ok because fear can bring us together. Fear can bring you home. Fear makes companions of us all.

Clara Oswald from Doctor Who "Listen"

Nothing More than Words

So you see, it's quite difficult to know who owns a story. Is it the writer, who crafted it? The characters, who carry the plot foward? Or you, the reader, who breathes life into them? Or perhaps none of the three can exist without the other. Perhaps without this magical combination, a story would be nothing more than words on a page.

Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer in "Off the Page"

What a Miracle is

A miracle is what seems impossible but happens anyway.

Griffin from "Men in Black 3"

 

This quote is for August 08, 2015.

Quest to Solve Life's Mysteries

Where does it come from, this quest? This need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answerred. Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all. Not delving, not yearning. That's not human nature, not the human heart. That is not why we are here.

Mohinder Suresh from Heroes "Genesis"

An Inch Worth Having

Every inch of me shall perish, every inch but one. An inch, it is small and it is fragile and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.

Valerie from "V for Vendetta"

Plan to Be

Someone once told me to act like what you plan to be, so I try to be a little better than what I am.

Cora from Once Upon a Time "Bleeding Through"

 

This quote is for August 05, 2015.

 

Light Shining in the Dark

Feel the light shining in the dark of night. Remember what we forgot, I know it's a long shot. But we're bringing it all back.

Jennifer Lopez in "Feel the Light"

 

This quote is for August 04, 2015. 

Evil will Catch Up

You can't just cover your eyes and pretend like terrible things aren't happening simply because you can't see them. Evil will always catch up with you. That's why you have to get it first.

Danielle Paige in “The Wicked Will Rise”

 

This quote is for August 03, 2015. 

Who We Are

Do you believe the past can return?
More than that. It never leaves us. It is who we are.
 

Vanessa Ives and Sembene from Penny Dreadful "Fresh Hell"

This quote is for August 02, 2015.

Brave Enough to See

There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.

Merida from "Brave"