Category Archive: Inspiring Quotations

Developing character

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                                        What is it about hearing or reading a single simple quote? Anyone who has ever been moved by a quotation, knows that it has the power to change a day, a life,… Continue reading

On courage

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“I’ve seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it’s all gone wrong. That’s when we define ourselves.” — Bear Grylls

The night-side of life

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Dr Tony O’Brien, one of the speakers at the spirituality conference quoted the late Susan Sontag in his presentation. I would like to share these words, which come from her book,  Illness as Metaphor, written… Continue reading

The pearl quotation

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“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life….The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded,… Continue reading