- \u201cThere are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.\u201d\u2013 Pablo Picasso<\/li>
- \u201cI never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.\u201d \u2013Frida Kahlo<\/li>
- \u201cLife is what happens to you while you\u2019re busy making other plans.\u201d \u2013John Lennon<\/li>
- \u201cPainting is a blind man\u2019s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.\u201d \u2013 Pablo Picasso<\/li>
- \u201cThe way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.\u201d -Walt Disney<\/li>
- \u201cCreativity is discontent translated into arts.\u201d\u2013 Eric Hoffer<\/li>
- \u201cPainting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.\u201d \u2013 Plutarch<\/li>
- \u201cWe don\u2019t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.\u201d \u2013 Bob Ross<\/li>
- \u201cI think that little by little I\u2019ll be able to solve my problems and survive.\u201d- Frida Kahlo<\/li>
- \u201cThe main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.\u201d \u2013 Auguste Rodin<\/li>
- \u201cLove the life you live. Live the life you love.\u201d -Bob Marley<\/li>
- \u201cArt is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite \u2013 getting something down\u201d\u2013 Julia Cameron<\/li>
- \u201cArt is a line around your thoughts.\u201d \u2013 Gustav Klimt<\/li>
- \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t matter, get rid of it. If you can\u2019t get rid of it, it matters.\u201d- Banksy<\/li>
- \u201cGo and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.\u201d \u2013 Neil Gaiman<\/li>
- \u201cCreativity takes courage.\u201d \u2013 Henri Matisse<\/li>
- \u201cYou have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.\u201d -Dr. Seuss<\/li>
- Don\u2019t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it\u2019s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.\u201d \u2013 Andy Warhol<\/li>
- \u201cI am that clumsy human, always loving, loving, loving. And loving. And never leaving.\u201d- Frida Kahlo<\/li>
- \u201cI couldn\u2019t give you something mediocre even if that\u2019s all you asked for.\u201d\u2013 Michelangelo<\/li>
- \u201cEvery child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.\u201d \u2013Pablo Picasso<\/li>
- \u201cIdeas come from daydreaming. They come from drifting. They come from that moment where you\u2019re just sitting there going, \u2018well, everybody knows if a werewolf bites you, you turn into a wolf when the moon is full. What happens if a werewolf bites a goldfish?\u2019 The trouble with these days is it\u2019s really hard to get bored\u2026there\u2019s all sorts of wonderful TV at your fingertips and it\u2019s really hard to get bored\u2026put [your] phone away, go for long boring walks, actually try to find the space to get bored in. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve started telling people who are like, \u2018I want to be a writer!\u2019, good. Get bored.\u201d\u2013 Neil Gaiman<\/li>
- \u201cEvery artist was first an amateur.\u201d \u2013 Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/li>
- \u201cAlways dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don\u2019t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.\u201d\u2013 William Shakespeare<\/li>
- \u201cI just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don\u2019t like it, you can paint over it.\u201d- Banksy<\/li>
- \u201cI would rather die of passion than of boredom.\u201d \u2013Vincent van Gogh<\/li>
- \u201cThere are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about.\u201d \u2013 Helen Frankenthaler<\/li>
- \u201cI am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.\u201d \u2013 Frida Kahlo<\/li>
- \u201cOnce I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn\u2019t always lead to action. Many of the women had been raised without the sense that they could mould and shape their own lives, and so, wanting to be an artist (but without the ability to realize their wants) was, for some of them, only an idle fantasy, like wanting to go to the moon.\u201d \u2013 Judy Chicago<\/li>
- \u201cFind a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.\u201d \u2014 Stephen King<\/li>
- \u201cThe beautiful, which is perhaps inseparable from art, is not after all tied to the subject, but to the pictorial representation. In this way and in no other does art overcome the ugly without avoiding it.\u201d \u2013 Paul Klee<\/li>
- \u201cOnly when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.\u201d \u2013 Edgar Degas<\/li>
- \u201cArt is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.\u201d \u2013 Anni Albers<\/li>
- \u201cWhen I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down \u2018happy\u2019. They told me I didn\u2019t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn\u2019t understand life.\u201d \u2013John Lennon<\/li>
- \u201cAt the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.\u201d \u2013 Frida Kahlo<\/li>
- \u201cArt evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.\u201d \u2013 Ren\u00e9 Magritte<\/li>
- \u201cThe creation of a painting takes as much trickery and premeditation as the commitment of a crime.\u201d \u2013 Edgar Degas<\/li>
- \u201cWhat keeps my heart awake is colourful silence.\u201d \u2013 Claude Monet<\/li>
- \u201cBuild your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.\u201d \u2013Farrah Gray<\/li>
- \u201cIt is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.\u201d \u2013 J. M. W. Turner<\/li>
- \u201cLook at life with the eyes of a child.\u201d \u2013 Henri Matisse<\/li>
- \u201cIt is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all \u2013 in which case, you fail by default.\u201d \u2014 J.K. Rowling<\/li>
- \u201cBefore I start carving the idea must be almost complete. I say \u2018almost\u2019 because the really important thing seems to be the sculptor\u2019s ability to let his intuition guide him over the gap between conception and realization without compromising the integrity of the original idea.\u201d- Barbara Hepworth<\/li>
- \u201cDraw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use \u2013 do the work you want to see done\u201d\u2013 Austin Kleon<\/li>
- \u201cI perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.\u201d \u2013 Claude Monet<\/li>
- \u201cNo great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.\u201d \u2013 Oscar Wilde<\/li>
- \u201cThe longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.\u201d \u2013 Lucian Freud<\/li>
- \u201cWhat I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race.\u201d \u2013 Amadeo Modigliani<\/li>
- \u201cI have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.\u201d \u2013Leonardo da Vinci<\/li>
- \u201cIt is never too late to be what you might have been.\u201d \u2013George Eliot<\/li>
- \u201cThe best revenge is massive success.\u201d \u2013Frank Sinatra<\/li>
- \u201cWhile drawing I discover what I really want to say.\u201d \u2013 Dario Fo<\/li>
- \u201cI started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn\u2019t know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.\u201d \u2013<\/em> Bob Ross<\/li>
- \u201cWhen it is working, you completely go into another place, you\u2019re tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about.\u201d\u2013 Keith Haring<\/li>
- \u201cNothing is impossible, the word itself says, \u2018I\u2019m possible!’\u201d \u2013Audrey Hepburn<\/li>
- \u201cWe can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.\u201d \u2013Plato<\/li>
- \u201cThe works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.\u201d \u2013 Joan Mir\u00f3<\/li>
- If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.\u201d \u2013 Marc Chagall<\/li>
- \u201cThere is no must in art because art is free.\u201d \u2013<\/em> Wassily Kandinsky<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"customised](\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mock-uppic-1024x751.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWords Of Wisdom From Public Figures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cIf You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don\u2019t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.\u201d \u2013 Steve Jobs<\/li>
- \u201cEighty percent of success is showing up.\u201d \u2013Woody Allen<\/li>
- \u201cInspiration comes and goes, creativity is the result of practice\u201d\u2013 Phil Cousineau<\/li>
- \u201cIf life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour.\u201d -Eleanor Roosevelt<\/li>
- \u201cOne of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don\u2019t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.\u201d- Michelle Obama<\/li>
- \u201cThe battles that count aren\u2019t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself\u2013the invisible battles inside all of us\u2013that\u2019s where it\u2019s at.\u201d \u2013Jesse Owens<\/li>
- \u201cLife is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.\u201d \u2013Maya Angelou<\/li>
- \u201cYou can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don\u2019t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can\u2019t take their eyes off you.\u201d- Maya Angelou<\/li>
- \u201cStrive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.\u201d \u2013Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cThe real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won\u2019t. It\u2019s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.\u201d -Barack Obama<\/li>
- \u201cWhether You Think You Can Or Think You Can\u2019t, You\u2019re Right.\u201d \u2013 Henry Ford<\/li>
- \u201cSuccess is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.\u201d -Winston S. Churchill<\/li>
- \u201cA person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.\u201d \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cCreativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn\u2019t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after awhile. That\u2019s because they were able to connect experiences they\u2019ve had and synthesize new things.\u201d\u2013 Steve Jobs<\/li>
- \u201cIf you look at what you have in life, you\u2019ll always have more. If you look at what you don\u2019t have in life, you\u2019ll never have enough.\u201d -Oprah Winfrey<\/li>
- \u201cTo try and fail is at least to learn. To fail to try is to suffer the loss of what might have been\u201d\u2013 Benjamin Franklin<\/li>
- \u201cGreatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, God-like, feature that only the special among us will ever taste. It\u2019s something that truly exists in all of us. It\u2019s very simple. This is what I believe, and I\u2019m willing to die for it.\u201d- Will Smith<\/li>
- \u201cCreativity is contagious \u2013 Pass it on\u201d \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cIf you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.\u201d -Steve Jobs<\/li>
- \u201cYou take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.\u201d \u2013Erica Jong<\/li>
- \u201cThe most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.\u201d \u2013Amelia Earhart<\/li>
- \u201cI really don\u2019t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don\u2019t mind the failure but I can\u2019t imagine that I\u2019d forgive myself if I didn\u2019t try.\u201d- Nikki Giovanni<\/li>
- \u201cI failed my way to success.\u201d -Thomas Edison<\/li>
- \u201cI alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.\u201d -Mother Teresa<\/li>
- \u201cEither you run the day, or the day runs you.\u201d \u2013Jim Rohn<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cStart where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.\u201d \u2013Arthur Ashe<\/li>
- \u201cI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.\u201d \u2013Stephen Covey<\/li>
- \u201cYou can\u2019t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You\u2019ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.\u201d- Diana Ross<\/li>
- \u201cKnowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.\u201d \u2013 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe<\/li>
- \u201cWhen everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.\u201d \u2013Henry Ford<\/li>
- \u201cIt\u2019s all about the work, \u2026 Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.\u201d- Russell Simmons<\/li>
- \u201cIf you set your goals ridiculously high and it\u2019s a failure, you will fail above everyone else\u2019s success.\u201d -James Cameron<\/li>
- \u201cYou become what you believe.\u201d \u2013Oprah Winfrey<\/li>
- \u201cWhenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder. I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself. When I\u2019m not feeling my best I ask myself, \u2018What are you gonna do about it?\u2019 I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.\u201d- Beyonce<\/li>
- \u201cWhat You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.\u201d \u2013 Don Zimmer<\/li>
- \u201cRemember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.\u201d \u2013Dalai Lama<\/li>
- \u201cIf I was going to be successful, I had to be successful with myself. I couldn\u2019t be successful doing what other people were doing\u2026The worst thing to be is as successful as someone else. That\u2019s a very difficult thing to upkeep and very tiring\u201d- Jay-Z<\/li>
- \u201cPeople who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.\u201d -Tony Robbins<\/li>
- \u201cSpread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.\u201d -Mother Teresa<\/li>
- \u201cOne very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.\u201d\u2013 Edward de Bono<\/li>
- \u201cWe May Encounter Many Defeats But We Must Not Be Defeated.\u201d \u2013 Maya Angelou<\/li>
- \u201cA great figure or physique is nice, but it\u2019s self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.\u201d- Vivica A Fox<\/li>
- \u201cThe difficultly lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones\u201d\u2013 John Maynard Keynes<\/li>
- \u201cThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.\u201d -Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/li>
- \u201cIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.\u201d -Aristotle<\/li>
- \u201cWomen need to celebrate their God-given beauty instead of always trying to be something else.\u201d- Iman<\/li>
- \u201cTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn\u2019t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.\u201d \u2013Mark Twain<\/li>
- \u201cDreaming, after all, is a form of planning.\u201d \u2013Gloria Steinem<\/li>
- \u201cThe important thing is to realize that no matter what people\u2019s opinions may be, they\u2019re only just that \u2013 people\u2019s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.\u201d- Mary J Blige<\/li>
- \u201cGo confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.\u201d \u2013Henry David Thoreau<\/li>
- \u201cThere Are No Limits To What You Can Accomplish, Except The Limits You Place On Your Own Thinking.\u201d \u2013 Brian Tracy<\/li>
- \u201cLife is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.\u201d -Charles Swindoll<\/li>
- \u201cFocusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it\u2019s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.\u201d- Barack Obama<\/li>
- \u201cComing together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success\u201d \u2013 Henry Ford<\/li>
- \u201cThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.\u201d \u2013Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/li>
- \u201cYour time is limited, so don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life.\u201d \u2013Steve Jobs<\/li>
- \u201cI\u2019ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.\u201d \u2013Maya Angelou<\/li>
- \u201cCreativity requires the courage to let go of certainty\u201d \u2013 Erich Fromm<\/li>
- \u201cIf you do what you\u2019ve always done, you\u2019ll get what you\u2019ve always gotten.\u201d \u2013Tony Robbins<\/li>
- \u201cLimitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.\u201d \u2013Jamie Paolinetti<\/li>
- \u201cYou may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don\u2019t try.\u201d \u2013Beverly Sills<\/li>
- \u201cWhat\u2019s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.\u201d \u2013Bob Dylan<\/li>
- \u201cWe need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.\u201d- Beyonce<\/li>
- \u201cWhen one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.\u201d \u2013Helen Keller<\/li>
- \u201cWhoever is happy will make others happy too.\u201d -Anne Frank<\/li>
- \u201cMany of life\u2019s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.\u201d -Thomas A. Edison<\/li>
- \u201cToo many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.\u201d \u2013Les Brown<\/li>
- \u201cYou Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream.\u201d \u2013 C.S. Lewis<\/li>
- \u201cChallenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.\u201d \u2013Joshua J. Marine<\/li>
- \u201cIf you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.\u201d \u2013Booker T. Washington<\/li>
- \u201cDo not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.\u201d -Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"mens](\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/mens-cut-and-sew-t-shirt-printing-65577_l-1024x1024.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn screen Thought Provokers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cDo, or do not. There is no \u201ctry\u201d.\u201d \u2013 Yoda, from Star Wars<\/li>
- \u201cWhy are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?\u201d \u2013 from What a Girl Wants<\/li>
- \u201cIt ain\u2019t about how hard you can hit, it\u2019s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That\u2019s how winning is done.\u201d \u2013 Rocky, from Rocky Balboa<\/li>
- \u201cVenture outside your comfort zone. The rewards are worth it.\u201d- from Rapunzel<\/li>
- \u201cOh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.\u201d \u2013 Rafiki, from The Lion King<\/li>
- \u201cIt\u2019s what you do right now that makes a difference.\u201d \u2013 from Black Hawk Down<\/li>
- \u201cIt would just make my heart soar if someone out there saw this and she said to herself: be strong, trust yourself, love yourself. Conquer your fears. Just go after what you want and act fast, because life just isn\u2019t that long.\u201d- from The Office<\/li>
- \u201cYou control your destiny \u2014 you don\u2019t need magic to do it. And there are no magical shortcuts to solving your problems.\u201d- from Brave<\/li>
- \u201cWe are who we choose to be.\u201d \u2013 Green Goblin, from Spider-Man<\/li>
- \u201cIt is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If you only draw wisdom from one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements and the other nations, will help you become whole.\u201d \u2014Uncle Iroh, Avatar, from Last Airbender<\/li>
- \u201cYou cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.\u201d \u2013 White Queen, from Alice in Wonderland<\/li>
- \u201cWorrying means you suffer twice.\u201d- from Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them<\/li>
- \u201cThere\u2019s no place like home.\u201d \u2013 from The Wizard of Oz<\/li>
- \u201cNo matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.\u201d- from Mulan<\/li>
- \u201cMany that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Do not be so quick to deal out death in judgment.\u201d \u2014Gandalf, from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/li>
- \u201cMy momma always said, \u201cLife is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you\u2019re gonna get.\u201d\u201d \u2013 from Forrest Gump<\/li>
- \u201cHave courage and be kind.\u201d- from Cinderella<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t be sorry, be fierce.\u201d- from Rupaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/li>
- \u201cIf you\u2019re good at something, never do it for free.\u201d \u2014Joker, from The Dark Knight<\/li>
- \u201cAll it takes is faith and trust.\u201d- from Peter Pan <\/li>
- \u201cI don\u2019t want to survive, I want to live!\u201d- from Wall-E<\/li>
- \u201cNever half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.\u201d \u2014Ron Swanson, from Parks and Recreation<\/li>
- \u201cRemember, no man is a failure who has friends.\u201d- from It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t just fly, soar.\u201d- from Dumbo<\/li>
- \u201cOur lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.\u201d \u2013 from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/li>
- \u201cThe stuff that dreams are made of.\u201d \u2013 from The Maltese Falcon<\/li>
- \u201cSnap out of it!\u201d \u2013 from Moonstruck<\/li>
- \u201cTreat yo\u2019self.\u201d- from Parks and Recreation<\/li>
- \u201cWe\u2019re all stories in the end, we just have to make it a good one.\u201d \u2014The Doctor, from Doctor Who<\/li>
- \u201cI care. I care a lot. It\u2019s kinda my thing.\u201d- from Parks and Recreation<\/li>
- \u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.\u201d \u2013 Ferris, from Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/li>
- \u201cToday, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.\u201d \u2013 from The Pride of the Yankees<\/li>
- \u201cHow many times do I have to teach you: just because something works doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be improved.\u201d\u2014Shuri, from Black Panther<\/li>
- \u201cEvery time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place.\u201d \u2014Captain Raymond Holt, from Brooklyn-99<\/li>
- \u201cIn every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.\u201d- from Mary Poppins<\/li>
- \u201cSome people can\u2019t believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.\u201d \u2013 Sean Maguire, from Good Will Hunting<\/li>
- \u201cIn your place, if there is pain, nurse it. And if there is a flame, don\u2019t snuff it out. Don\u2019t be brutal with it. We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster, that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything\u2026what a waste.\u201d- from Call Me By Your Name<\/li>
- \u201cThe things that make me different are the things that make me ME.\u201d- from Winnie the Pooh<\/li>
- \u201cLife is not the amount of breaths you take. It\u2019s the moments that take your breath away.\u201d- from Hitch<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t run. Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody\u2019s gonna die. Come watch TV.\u201d- from Rick & Morty<\/li>
- \u201cIf we didn\u2019t do what we loved, we wouldn\u2019t exist.\u201d \u2013 Adonis, from Creed II<\/li>
- \u201cOf course it\u2019s happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?\u201d- from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/li>
- \u201cWe all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe.\u201d- from Black Panther<\/li>
- \u201cSometimes the right path is not the easiest one.\u201d- from Pocahontas<\/li>
- \u201cIf you\u2019re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don\u2019t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you\u2019ll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine.\u201d \u2013 from Factotum<\/li>
- \u201cNobody\u2019s perfect.\u201d \u2013 from Some Like It Hot<\/li>
- \u201cThe only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability.\u201d- from Ratatouille<\/li>
- \u201cIt is not our abilities that show what we truly are\u2026 it is our choices.\u201d \u2013 Dumbledore, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/li>
- \u201cYou can\u2019t live your life for other people. You\u2019ve got to do what\u2019s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.\u201d \u2013 from The Notebook<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t let anyone ever make you feel like you don\u2019t deserve what you want.\u201d \u2013 Heath Ledger, from 10 Things I Hate About You<\/li>
- \u201cJust keep swimming\u201d \u2013 from Finding Nemo<\/li>
- \u201cGreat men are not born great, they grow great.\u201d \u2013 Mario Puzo, from The Godfather<\/li>
- \u201cThere should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there\u2019s life, there is hope.\u201d- from The Theory of Everything<\/li>
- \u201cI figure life\u2019s a gift and I don\u2019t intend on wasting it. You don\u2019t know what hand you\u2019re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you\u2026to make each day count.\u201d- from Titanic<\/li>
- \u201cCarpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.\u201d \u2013 from Dead Poets Society<\/li>
- \u201cTo see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.\u201d \u2013 from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<\/li>
- \u201cAfter a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.\u201d \u2013 from Shrek<\/li>
- \u201cBelieve in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good.\u201d- from Boy Meets World<\/li>
- \u201cThe greatest thing you\u2019ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.\u201d \u2013 from Moulin Rouge<\/li>
- \u201cNow, think of the happiest things. It\u2019s the same as having wings.\u201d- from Peter Pan<\/li>
- \u201cI know what I have to do now, I\u2019ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?\u201d \u2013 from Cast Away<\/li>
- \u201cYou\u2019re gonna make it after all.\u201d- from The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/li>
- \u201cRemember those posters that said, \u201cToday is the first day of the rest of your life\u201d? Well, that\u2019s true of every day but one\u2026the day you die.\u201d \u2013 from American Beauty<\/li>
- \u201cHope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it\u2019s contained.\u201d \u2013 President Snow, from The Hunger Games<\/li>
- \u201c<\/strong>Every man dies, not every man really lives.\u201d \u2013 from Braveheart<\/li>
- \u201cLuck favours the prepared, darling.\u201d \u2014Edna Mode, from The Incredibles<\/li>
- \u201c<\/strong>When you decide to be something, you can be it.\u201d \u2013 Frank Costello, from The Departed<\/li>
- \u201cI love you, but I love me more.\u201d- from Sex and the City<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t ever let somebody tell you you can\u2019t do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can\u2019t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can\u2019t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.\u201d \u2013 Chris Gardner, from The Pursuit of Happiness<\/li>
- \u201cIf you want me, earn me.\u201d- from Scandal<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Proverbs To Put Life Into A New Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cA smile will gain you ten more years of life\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cThe best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cThe person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA fall into a ditch makes you wiser.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cPatience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cHe who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cOne beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cThe more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cDistant water does not put out a nearby fire.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cHe who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cCertain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA little impatience will spoil great plans.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA hundred no\u2019s are less agonizing than one insincere yes.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cHabits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA needle is not sharp at both ends.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cHe who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cBetter a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cBehave toward everyone as if receiving a guest.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA filthy mouth will not utter decent language.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cTalk does not cook rice.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cTeachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you bow at all, bow low.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cThere are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cGenius can be recognized by its childish simplicity.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cAll things change, and we change with them.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA child\u2019s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cVicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cTo believe in one\u2019s dreams is to spend all of one\u2019s life asleep.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cDo not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf your strength is small, don\u2019t carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don\u2019t give advice.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cThe journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cMan\u2019s schemes are inferior to those made by heaven.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA book holds a house of gold.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA fool judges people by the presents they give him.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cA man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cIf you want happiness for an hour \u2013 take a nap. If you want happiness for a day \u2013 go fishing. If you want happiness for a month \u2013 get married. If you want happiness for a year \u2013 inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime \u2013 help someone else.\u201d<\/li>
- \u201cPearls don\u2019t lie on the seashore. If you want one, you must dive for it.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Comforting Wisdom From Literature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"inspirational](\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- \u201cA hug is always the right size.\u201d- A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh<\/li>
- \u201cYou do not look for healing at the feet of those who broke you.\u201d -Rupi Kaur<\/li>
- \u201cWe accept the love we think we deserve.\u201d- Stephen Chbosky, T<\/em>he Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/li>
- \u201cEven the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.\u201d- Victor Hugo, Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/li>
- \u201cIt matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.\u201d- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/li>
- \u201cIt was all very well to be ambitious, but ambition should not kill the nice qualities in you.\u201d- Noel Streatfield, Ballet Shoes<\/li>
- \u201cLife is the thing you bring with you inside of your own head.\u201d- Sally Rooney, Normal People<\/li>
- \u201cThe goal isn\u2019t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.\u201d \u2013 Chuck Palahniuk, Diary<\/li>
- \u201cMaybe it\u2019s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.\u201d- Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End<\/li>
- \u201cThe only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.\u201d- Markus Zusak, The Book Thief<\/li>
- \u201cI took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.\u201d- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar<\/li>
- \u201cA grown child is a dangerous thing.\u201d- Alice Walker, The Color Purple<\/li>
- \u201cBrave doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not scared. It means you go on even though you\u2019re scared.\u201d- Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give<\/li>
- \u201cWe do not remember days, we remember moments.\u201d- Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places<\/li>
- \u201cIt\u2019s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.\u201d- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist<\/li>
- \u201cFairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.\u201d- Neil Gaiman, Coraline<\/li>
- \u201cYou is kind. You is smart. You is important.\u201d- Kathryn Stockett, The Help<\/li>
- \u201cYou are all the colours in one, at full brightness.\u201d-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places<\/li>
- \u201cHoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.\u201d \u2013 Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird sings<\/li>
- \u201cI am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I\u2019ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I\u2019ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.\u201d- Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook<\/li>
- \u201cBecause it\u2019s not a lie if it\u2019s how you feel.\u201d-Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places<\/li>
- \u201cSome infinities are bigger than other infinities.\u201d- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars<\/li>
- \u201cI embrace the label of bad feminist because I am human. I am messy. I\u2019m not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect.\u201d- Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist<\/li>
- \u201c\u2018What day is it?\u2019, asked Winnie the Pooh.
\u2018It\u2019s today,\u2019 squeaked Piglet.
\u2018My favourite day,\u2019 said Pooh.\u201d
\u2013 A. A. Milne, The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh<\/li>- \u201cWhen you can\u2019t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.\u201d- Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist<\/li>
- \u201cTo heal you have to get to the root of the wound and kiss it all the way up\u201d-Rupi Kaur<\/li>
- \u201cTo choose to love is to take a risk\u201d- Dolly Alderton, Everything I know About Love<\/li>
- \u201cI think I can live without you, but it won\u2019t be any kind of life.\u201d- Rainbow Rowell, Landline<\/li>
- \u201cYou are your best thing.\u201d- Toni Morrison, Beloved<\/li>
- \u201cLove is a quiet, reassuring, relaxing, pottering, pedantic, harmonious hum of a thing; something you can easily forget is there, even though its palms are outstretched beneath you in case you fall.\u201d- Dolly Alderton, Everything I know About Love<\/li>
- \u201cBe good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above all let us never despair.\u201d \u2013 Alexandre Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias<\/li>
- \u201cSo many things are possible just as long as you don\u2019t know they\u2019re impossible.\u201d \u2013 Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth<\/li>
- \u201cYou will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.\u201d\u2014David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest<\/li>
- \u201cPeople are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.\u201d- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist<\/li>
- \u201cIt is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.\u201d- Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, The Little Prince<\/li>
- \u201cReal courage is when you know you\u2019re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.\u201d- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird<\/li>
- \u201cGreeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all the time.\u201d- Zadie Smith, White Teeth<\/li>
- \u201cNobody\u2019s lives just fit together. Fitting together is something you work at. It\u2019s something you make happen \u2013 because you love each other.\u201d- Rainbow Rowell, Landline<\/li>
- \u201cYou live through certain things before you understand them. You can\u2019t always take the analytical position.\u201d- Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t let the bastards grind you down.\u201d- Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/li>
- \u201cAutumn leaves don\u2019t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.\u201d- Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing<\/li>
- \u201cI had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.\u201d- Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch<\/li>
- \u201cI am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.\u201d- Charlotte Bront\u00eb, Jane Eyre<\/li>
- \u201cI love you more than I hate everything else.\u201d- Rainbow Rowell, Landline<\/li>
- \u201c\u2018Are you ready?\u2019 Klaus asked finally. \u2018No,\u2019 Sunny answered. \u2018Me neither,\u2019 Violet said, \u2018but if we wait until we\u2019re ready we\u2019ll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let\u2019s go.’\u201d- Daniel Handler, The Ersatz Elevator<\/li>
- \u201cAs he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.\u201d-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars<\/li>
- \u201c\u2018Why did you do all this for me?\u2019 he asked. \u2018I don\u2019t deserve it. I\u2019ve never done anything for you.\u2019 \u2018You have been my friend,\u2019 replied Charlotte. \u2018That in itself is a tremendous thing.’\u201d- E.B. White, Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/li>
- \u201cAt any rate, that is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.\u201d- My Antonia, Willa Cather<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Comical Quotes That You Can\u2019t Help But Agree With<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.\u201d \u2013 Thomas Eddison<\/li>
- \u201cEven a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.\u201d Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach<\/li>
- \u201cIf you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.\u201d \u2013 Dalai Lama<\/li>
- \u201cSome people are like clouds: when they disappear, it\u2019s a beautiful day.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Lieberman-Wang<\/li>
- \u201cA diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.\u201d Unknown<\/li>
- \u201cThe elevator to success is out of order. You\u2019ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.\u201d Joe Girard<\/li>
- \u201cI may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.\u201d- Douglas Adams<\/li>
- \u201cWomen who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.\u201d Marilyn Monroe<\/li>
- \u201cI didn\u2019t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.\u201d Benjamin Franklin<\/li>
- \u201cHating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.\u201d \u2013 Harry Emerson Fosdick<\/li>
- \u201cWhen life puts you in a tough situation, don\u2019t say \u2018Why me?\u2019, say \u2018Try me\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Lieberman-Wang<\/li>
- \u201cI am an early bird and a night owl\u2026 so I am wise and I have worms\u201d Michael Scott<\/li>
- \u201cWhat a slut time is. She screws everybody.\u201d- John Green<\/li>
- \u201cYou can fail at what you don\u2019t want\u2014so you might as well take a chance at doing what you love.\u201d \u2014Jim Carrey.<\/li>
- \u201cAge is of no importance unless you\u2019re a cheese.\u201d \u2013 Billie Burke<\/li>
- \u201cDon\u2019t worry about the world coming to an end today. It\u2019s already tomorrow in Australia.\u201d \u2013 Charles Schulz<\/li>
- \u201cA day without sunshine is like, you know, night.\u201d \u2013 Steve Martin<\/li>
- \u201cYou can\u2019t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.\u201d \u2013 Jack London<\/li>
- \u201cI always wanted to be somebody, but now I realise I should have been more specific.\u201d \u2013 Lily Tomlin<\/li>
- \u201cTell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.\u201d- Ann Bradford<\/li>
- \u201cIf you let your head get too big, it\u2019ll break your neck.\u201d- Elvis Presley<\/li>
- \u201cLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.\u201d \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cWhoever established the high road and how high it should be should be fired.\u201d \u2013 Sandra Bullock <\/li>
- \u201c<\/strong>Be happy \u2013 it drives people crazy.\u201d \u2013 Unknown<\/li>
- \u201cBad decisions make good stories.\u201d \u2013 Ellis Vidler<\/li>
- \u201cInstant gratification takes too long.\u201d \u2013 Carrie Fisher <\/li>
- \u201cDo not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.\u201d- Elbert Hubbard<\/li>
- \u201cThere are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.\u201d- Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cAlways remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.\u201d- Margaret Mead<\/li>
- \u201cThe lion shall lie down with the calf, but the calf won\u2019t get much sleep.\u201d- Woody Allen <\/li>
- \u201cLife would be tragic if it weren\u2019t funny.\u201d- Stephen Hawking<\/li>
- \u201cLife doesn\u2019t imitate art, it imitates bad television.\u201d- Woody Allen<\/li>
- \u201cPeople say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.\u201d \u2013 A.A. Milne<\/li>
- \u201cAdvice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn\u2019t.\u201d \u2013 Erica Jong<\/li>
- \u201cThe road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.\u201d \u2013 Will Rogers<\/li>
- \u201cIf you don\u2019t know where you\u2019re going, any road\u2019ll take you there\u201d- George Harrison<\/li>
- \u201cIn three words I can sum up everything I\u2019ve learned about life: it goes on.\u201d- Robert Frost<\/li>
- \u201cAspire to inspire before we expire.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Lieberman-Wang<\/li>
- \u201cLaugh it off. There\u2019s always another night.\u201d \u2013 Steve Carell <\/li>
- \u201cFriendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.\u201d \u2013 Robert Bloch<\/li>
- \u201cWisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.\u201d- Terry Pratchett<\/li>
- \u201cIt\u2019s okay to look at the past and the future. Just don\u2019t stare.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Lieberman-Wang<\/li>
- \u201cInsanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.\u201d- Albert Einstein<\/li>
- \u201cSometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I\u2019m not going to make it, but you laugh inside \u2014 remembering all the times you\u2019ve felt that way.\u201d- Charles Bukowski<\/li>
- \u201cI am so clever that sometimes I don\u2019t understand a single word of what I am saying.\u201d- Oscar Wilde<\/li>
- \u201cMy father always said, \u2018Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.\u2019\u201d \u2013 Emilia Clarke <\/li>
- \u201cListen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.\u201d- Robert Downey Jr<\/li>
- \u201cI admit that I live in the past, but only because housing is so much cheaper.\u201d \u2013 Matt Wohlfarth <\/li>
- \u201cLive each day like it\u2019s your second to the last. That way you can fall asleep at night.\u201d- Jason Love<\/li>
- \u201cSometimes you lie in bed at night and you don\u2019t have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me!\u201d \u2013 Charlie Brown <\/li>
- \u201cMy parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.\u201d \u2013 Olivia Wilde <\/li>
- \u201cKill them with success and bury them with a smile.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Lieberman-Wang<\/li>
- \u201cThink like a proton. Always positive.\u201d \u2013 Unknown<\/li>
- \u201cIf you are not yelling at your kids, you are not spending enough time with them.\u201d \u2013 Reese Witherspoon <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/11415_ladies-t-shirt-with-why-not-art-print_0-2.jpeg\")
<\/a>BY MELODY G | WEARABLE ARTWORK<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Why Not Wear Your Inspirational Quote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you come across a quote that really speaks to you then why not wear it? We can bring your creation to life. Everything is printed on demand in order to reduce waste, with an all-over print, giving you ultimate creative freedom. You can upload your very own design on a wide range of custom men\u2019s<\/a> or women\u2019s t-shirts<\/a>, and even add your own label. Everything is custom made to order with high quality materials, ensuring your final product is exactly as you envisioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So why not create your own design, either to wear on your down days, to distribute the inspiration to your loved ones, or to sell your creative masterpiece here on Contrado. Inspirational quotes are the ideal way to spread that positivity with the world, so bring them to life on your very own custom T-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CTA-BANNER-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"student](\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Student-Discount-Banner.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finding motivation can be hard sometimes. It is often the times when we really need inspiration that we find ourselves struggling to stay afloat. Setting up and running your own business can be especially challenging. Such a large achievement is not without its drawbacks. It can leave you wondering, where do we go from here? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"%%title%% %%page%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes."},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Contrado Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-04T16:45:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-04-09T14:18:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Beth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"39 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Contrado Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":550},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/\",\"name\":\"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-04T16:45:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-09T14:18:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66e676f43ee1e288b48b80b7e1eb78fd\"},\"description\":\"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66e676f43ee1e288b48b80b7e1eb78fd\",\"name\":\"Beth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d6262fc30fd85638037fbde35ce75af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d6262fc30fd85638037fbde35ce75af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Beth\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/author\/beth\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up","description":"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up","og_description":"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.","og_url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/","og_site_name":"Contrado Blog","article_published_time":"2021-03-04T16:45:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-04-09T14:18:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":550,"url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg","path":"\/var\/www\/cdo\/au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg","size":"full","id":1507,"alt":"","pixels":440000,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Beth","Est. reading time":"39 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/","name":"Contrado Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-AU","url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tshirt-Mockup-2.jpg","width":800,"height":550},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/","name":"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2021-03-04T16:45:43+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-09T14:18:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66e676f43ee1e288b48b80b7e1eb78fd"},"description":"350 inspirational quotes to pick you up. So push aside that self-doubt, and have a read through our selection of inspirational quotes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/inspirational-quotes-to-spark-creativity\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"350 Inspirational Quotes To Spark Creativity & Lift You Up"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66e676f43ee1e288b48b80b7e1eb78fd","name":"Beth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-AU","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d6262fc30fd85638037fbde35ce75af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d6262fc30fd85638037fbde35ce75af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Beth"},"url":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/author\/beth\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1559,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions\/1559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.contrado.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}