Quotes of Ben Shahn

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Roy was just another bureaucrat to me, but I realized very soon that without Roy this thing would have died.

- Ben Shahn

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“ Your love needs no explanation, and their sin does not deserve your revenge. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ Let me take you from Miss to Mrs ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ Yet there are moments when the walls of the mind grow thin; when nothing is unabsorbed, and I could fancy that we might blow so vast a bubble that the sun might set and rise in it and we might take the blue of midday and the black of midnight and be cast off and escape from here and now. ”

- Virginia Woolf

“ What if it becomes less about how we look and more about how much we care? What if it becomes less about how much money we earn and more about how much we share our good fortune? Imagine a world where who we are in our hearts is the ultimate status symbol. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Love is the beauty of the soul. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ”

- Joyce Kilmer

“ If you love me as you say you do,' she whispered, 'make it so that I am at peace. ”

- Leo Tolstoy

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ The only time a man can do the right thing is right now. ”

- John Verdon

“ What I stand for is what I stand on. ”

- Wendell Berry

“ Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling. ”

- Anthony de Mello

“ Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad! The same bad situation in life that makes one person think badly inspires another to do a noble thing! The same good situation in life that makes one person feel so good to get into a bad situation inspires another person to create another good situation because of the good situation. It is all about thoughts, choices and actions! Life is good! Live it well! ”

- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“ Your Dreams Matter. Like an athlete trains, so must the student of life. Train the mind, body and spirit, so you may achieve anything. Life is about sharing your dreams/purpose (gifts/passions/talents) with the world and helping others find their way. ”

- Elizabeth SalamancaBrosig

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams. ”

- Jocelyn Soriano

“ What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution. ”

- Ram Dass

“ Be Brave, Be Bold! Never allow fear to dictate your choices. Use your VOICE & trust in your abilities. ”

- Rosalie Bardo

“ If you suddenly stumble upon the right door, you will not be able to recognize that it is right. ”

- Osho

“ Mistakes are not bad; excuses are. ”

- Udai Yadla

“ When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it. ”

- Gandhi

“ If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. ”

- Robert Frost

“ Give yourself permission to practice selfcare and to make time for your own dreams, goals, and priorities. ”

- Ruth Soukup