Change your thoughts, change your life. —LAO TZU When I was fighting depression, I remember hearing this expression and not understanding it… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
“Looking at death can be life-affirming. It doesn’t need to mire us in thoughts of uselessness, nihilism, self-recrimination, and indifference to the… — Brent Green Copy Share Image
Literature is a form of language that breaks with the whole definition of genres as forms adapted to an order of representations,… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
I think what happens in a religious life is that we have those experiences of affirmation and that one starts to live… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people say that people read to escape. But I think if you come from any community that is… — Sofia Quintero Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
In the gay world, some of the most enriching and incredibly life-affirming and shaping relationships, very often between younger boys and older… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
I sat there beside him till morning - and as I watched his face in the starlight, then the first ray of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I think we're in a new era where the advancing tide is towards human unity, where people all around the world want… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Amis is acutely, vibrantly sensitive to the different registers of laughter. He knows that it can be the most affirming and uniquely… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
When you choose to be angry you are affirming that you want greater anger in your life. — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
Every thought you think and every word you speak is affirming something. — Louise Hay Copy Share Image
“To be affirming and encouraging of others requires vulnerability on your part.” — Shandel Slaten Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis. — Mandy Patinkin Copy Share Image
Watching birds has become part of my daily meditation affirming my connection to the earth body. — Carol P. Christ Copy Share Image
We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant Daughters assemble, Affirming in fervid and firm resolutions Their permanent veto on all revolutions. — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
Because of the interconnectedness of all minds, affirming a positive vision may be about the most sophisticated action any one of us… — Willis Harman Copy Share Image
You can make yourself enthusiastic by affirming enthusiasm and by thinking, talking, acting enthusiastic. — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
“Be mindful of the words in your mind and in your mouth. Choose to use an affirming and positive vocabulary because your… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
When I read War and Peace in Norway, really far away from humanity for a long time, it was such an amazing,… — Phil Elvrum Copy Share Image
I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most… — Marquis de Custine Copy Share Image
Her [Jurdge Sandra Day O'Connor] judgment has also been critical in protecting our environmental rights. She joined in 5-4 majorities affirming reproductive… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
We cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but… — Emily Blunt Copy Share Image
“Remind Youth: It is not necessary to look for confidence. It is there – potentially yours and never hidden; awaiting a commanding… — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
Constantly reemphasize to yourself the great fact that God built potential strength into your nature. By affirming it and practicing it, this… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
God, Most High, is the very one who Himself affirms His unity by the tongue of whatever of His creatures He wishes.… — Mansur Al-Hallaj Copy Share Image
To struggle against censorship, whatever its nature, and whatever the power under which it exists, is my duty as a writer, as… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“Make it a point: stop affirming negativities and start affirming positivities. Within a few weeks you will be surprised that you have… — Osho Copy Share Image
I especially appreciated hearing the President [Barack Obama] affirm that "black lives matter" and that it means that some citizens are feeling… — Julianne Malveaux Copy Share Image
Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have. Generating those feelings is… — Danielle LaPorte Copy Share Image
Our negative thoughts are valuable messages to us about our deeper fears and negative attitudes. These usually are so basic to our… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
Many who are convinced that God is non-violent simply dismiss the Old Testament accounts of God commanding or engaging in violence. I… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
In the Name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate, Who manifests Himself through everything, the revelation of a clear knowing to whomsoever… — Mansur Al-Hallaj Copy Share Image
For me as a woman pride is not really sin, but rather something that I still have to learn. The male conception… — Dorothee Solle Copy Share Image
I’ve always been a dreamer, have always believed in the power of love and art and loud, life-affirming rock and roll, but,… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image