Quotations

“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”

Bob Marley (Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, was a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist)

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.”

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (A Swiss-American psychiatrist, a pioneer in near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying)

“In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.”

Malala Yousafzai (A Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (A Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist)

“Once we’re willing to confront our emotional suffering, we begin making choices based on attraction instead of aversion, love instead of fear. Where we used to think about what was “safe”, we now become interested in doing what seems right or fun or meaningful or ripe with possibilities.

Martha Beck (An American sociologist, life coach, best-selling author, and speaker who specializes in helping individuals and groups achieve personal and professional goals)

“Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.”

Victor Borge (A Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity on radio and television in the United States and Europe)

“If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.” 

Jennifer Jones (an American actress during the Hollywood golden years)

“I don’t trust anyone who doesn't laugh.”

 Maya Angelou (an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist)

“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.”

Dwight Eisenhower (34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II)

“It stands to reason that anyone who learns to live well will die well. The skills are the same: being present in the moment, and humble, and brave, and keeping a sense of humor.”

Victoria Moran (an American author and speaker. She has written several books specializing in both spirituality and veganism)