Best 1612 quotes in «life lesson quotes» category

There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television.

The teachers that we actually learn more from are the ones that taught us life lessons more than trigonometry. And they have such a huge responsibility and they're under-appreciated and underpaid. So that's my opinion of teachers.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

They say that even the brightest star won't shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.

Things always work out if you don't send that e-mail. That's another great life lesson: I've sent enough e-mails of just "f - k you, f - k you, f - k you" and hit send. I've learned a lot from never being able to take back that I sent that e-mail.

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

This is what I've learned, in my life: Headbanging is crucial. Growing up is hard to do. There's nothing wrong with wearing a dress.

To accept the inevitable; neither to struggle against it nor murmur at it-this is the great lesson of life.

Three life lessons: 1.No one will see you. 2.No one will say anything. 3.No one will save you.

To be a runner is to learn continual life lessons. To be a coach is not just to teach these lessons but also to feel them in the core of your marrow. The very act of surpassing personal limits in training and racing will bend the mind and body toward a higher purpose for the rest of my runners' lives. Settling for mediocrity-settling instead of pushing-those who learn to be the best version of themselves know the secret to a full life.

To hell with luck. I'll bring the luck with me.

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

To love someone whom you like is insignificant. To love someone because they love you is of no consequence. To love someone whom you do not like means you have learned a lesson in life. To love someone who blames you for no reason shows that you have learned the art of living.

We are supposed to enjoy the good stuff now, while we can, with the people we love. Life has a funny way of teaching us that lesson over and over again.

We live in a culture bound by sin like bands of iron. Moral stories, quaint maxims, and life lessons shared from the heart of a beloved pulpiteer or spiritual life coach have no real power against such darkness. We need preachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ who know the Scriptures, and by God's grace face any culture with the cry, 'Thus saith the Lord!'

We hire people who want to make the best things in the world.

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice.

When we play, we sense no limitations. In fact, when we are playing, we are usually unaware of ourselves. Self-observation goes out the window. We forget all those past lessons of life, forget our potential foolishness, forget ourselves. We immerse ourselves in the act of play. And we become free.

To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. It's a great lesson in life for our guys. It shows anything is possible.

When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

You look how you look

You ought to know how to rise above the trivialities of life, in which most people are found drowning themselves.

You're not going to live your life unscathed.

You can have it all without suffering from a meltdown.

A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won’t have to beg anyone to follow you.

Where there is life, there is hope.

A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur.

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.

A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.

A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.

A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.

Accept fate, and move on. Don't yield to the seductive pull of self-pity. Acting like a victim threatens your future.

A certificate in commonsense is better than a doctorate in philosophy.

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

A dead hero is better than a living coward.

Actions are most important in life: act with love, kindness, understanding, and compassion toward others that they may bear witness to your belief(s).

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.