“A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.” WorldLifeHeartWisdomBigsPainGirlSawsInspireMy HeartOppositesBig Sur Book:On the Road: The Original Scroll: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Source: On the Road: The Original Scroll: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
“In my own life, there were many things that didn't happen for me in the outside world, but that gave me an opportunity to look inside to find my spirit, my courage, my confidence and ultimately, to find my heart. When I found those things, I felt liberated. I found resilience of spirit, realized I had much to offer and gained abundance.” WorldLooksHeartHappensSpiritFoundOpportunityFeltMy OwnMy HeartOffersResilienceAbundanceLiberatedMy Own LifeOutside World Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“Everyone in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a potential target. My heart goes out to the UN family in Afghanistan: in spite of everything, they are showing fortitude. But they will need the support of the whole world at this difficult time.” WorldNeedsHeartWholeDifficultSupportMy HeartWhole WorldSpiteTargetAfghanistanPakistanFortitudeDifficult Times Author:Chris Alexander
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.” HeartSongLordMy HeartPraiseTrustedShields Author:David
“The more I started going through my own things in life, my faith got put to the test, and I had to believe that God is real in my heart, my lord and savior Jesus Christ, and I can't run from that. I'll always put that in my music or it just wouldn't be right. People can take it or leave it, I really don't care, because it's for me to put it on records. And I will continue to put more of a spiritual nature in my music.” PeopleBelieveHeartI CanRealCareRunningSpiritualJesusChristMy OwnLordRecordsMy HeartJesus ChristTestsDon't CareSaviorThings In LifeSpiritual NatureSavior JesusGod Is Real Author:Kendrick Lamar
“I've been lucky enough to reach a place where I can speak what's in my heart, and people know that it comes from a real place; I don't have to worry about doing what someone's not doing - I can do me.” PeopleKnowsHeartI CanRealEnoughSpeakCan DoWorryMy HeartLucky Author:Nas
“I'm very aware that people find my wife and I's marriage disagreeable. But all I have to do is look at my four kids, and the love I have in my heart for my wife after 18 years of marriage, and the ugliness does fade.” PeopleYearsLooksHeartDoeKidsFourWifeMy HeartMy WifeFadesUglinessDisagreeableYears Of Marriage Author:David Oyelowo
“I just figured it out when I was approaching the age where teenagers forced to make major life decisions and I just went with my heart, which is that I love acting, and was lucky enough to kind of pursue that and for it to work out so far.” HeartKindEnoughAgeDecisionActingMy HeartLuckyMajorsWork OutPursueTeenagerLife Decision Author:Nell Hudson
“Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?” HeartDoeCountrySongHoursMy HeartDeserveSpokesDeliveranceDefenders Author:Francis Scott Key
“One thing inspired me the most from the time I spent in Charleston was how much heritage and history are connected to influencing how I cook. Each dish tugged my heart in a different spot that after I finished cooking, I was really emotional and felt fulfilled at the same time.” HeartDifferentFeltOne ThingInfluenceEmotionalMy HeartCookingInspiredConnectedFinishedSpotsCooksHeritageDishesFulfilledCharleston Author:Shirley Chung
“I would suggest that people do need to trust someone, to think they care about you. I believe that in my heart.” PeopleThinkingNeedsBelieveHeartCareI BelieveMy Heart Author:Angela Alioto
“My father deprived me of any truths about himself. He died without ever letting me know who he truly was. I only knew his facades, basically. And it breaks my heart that he never trusted me enough to tell me the truth.” KnowsHeartEnoughFatherBreakMy HeartDiedTrustedDeprivedNever TrustFacadeBreaking My HeartTell Me The Truth Author:Joshua Mohr
“Yes, things happened to me - brutal things - but I'm not going to give them so much clout by dwelling on them, empowering them to haunt my heart years after the events transpired. And no good comes from that. These ghosts don't need us to help them stay alive. If we're after real deal healing, these ghosts must desiccate.” IfsNeedsGivingYearsHeartRealHelpingDealsHealingAliveHappenedEventsMy HeartThings HappenGhostEmpoweringBrutalDwellingStaying AliveClout Author:Joshua Mohr
“My strength has always been slow songs, so I never deviated from that, I always took care of my base and that's just doing slow songs and just pouring out my heart in songs.” HeartCareSongMy HeartPouring Author:Ginuwine
“I spend most of my time speaking to people who totally disagree with me. I speak to gays, I speak to atheists, I speak to secularists, I speak to Muslims because I am trying to build a bridge between my heart and theirs so Jesus can walk across and they can come to know Christ.” PeopleKnowsTryingHeartJesusSpeakChristWalksMy HeartGayAtheistBridgesMy TimeDisagree Author:Rick Warren
“If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom of Heaven is on earth. If Jesus is king in my heart, then the Kingdom of God is in me.” IfsHeartEarthJesusHeavenKingsMy HeartKingdomsReignKingdom Of GodKingdom Of Heaven Author:Rick Warren
“If there's a great story and great characters, then I can love a film in any genre, though crime thrillers and sci-fi have a particular soft spot in my heart.” IfsHeartI CanCharacterStoriesFilmCrimeParticularMy HeartSpotsGenreSci FiThrillersGreat Character Author:Ed Gass-Donnelly
“What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.” WorldNeedsHeartKindSufferingBreakMy HeartOur WorldBreaking My HeartUniting Author:Alicia Keys
“I always wanted to be acting but...my parents (who are Cambodian) wanted me to be something else with more stability, like a doctor or lawyer. My heart wasn't in that and I'm really glad I followed my heart.” HeartWantedParentActingMy HeartDoctorsLawyerGladStability Author:Ellen Wong
“I'm working on forgiving myself for some not-so-hot choices I've made in my life. I neglected two people I loved dearly. They are both dead now and I obviously can do nothing to repair or change that, and I grieve every day for those choices. That grief can be paralyzing, but it has made me understand the pain of holding on to unfinished business. In my case, I had put work first. I will never do that again. Having made that choice, I find the grief in my heart finally abating. Now I teach the need to forgive yourself and others relentlessly.” PeopleNeedsFirstsHeartMadeTwoPainChoicesCan DoGriefTeachCasesMy HeartHotForgivingGrievingHolding OnNeglectedUnfinishedForgive YourselfUnfinished Business Author:Caroline Myss
“I have a ball - and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That's my core business, and that's where I'll always return.” PeopleHeartLaughingReturnMy HeartClothesBallsRateCoreFabulousMaking People LaughHeart Rate Author:Bette Midler
“I'm a high school teacher. I'm someone who stumbles my way through, leads with my chin in some cases, leads with my heart in all cases.” WayHeartSchoolCasesTeacherMy HeartHigh SchoolMy WayChinsSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:Justin Trudeau
“That one person that says "I heard your stuff and I really like this." It really touches my heart because it's what I love to do. I'd rather do it for the people than do it for a machine, a company that just wants to make money.” PeopleWantHeartPersonsStuffCompanyHeardMy HeartMachinesMaking MoneyThat One Person Author:Tiffany Villarreal
“The biggest chance you can take in life is by not taking any chances at all. It's important, but music is my heart and this is what makes me the most revenue, so be grit, don't quit.” HeartImportantLife IsChanceMy HeartMusic IsQuittingRevenueGrit Author:E-40
“If Heaven is up, I'm going. I know I'm right in my heart. This world is not my home. This life will soon be gone, and, one day, I'll spread my wings, as an angel, and fly away.” IfsKnowsWorldHeartHomeHeavenGoneThis WorldMy HeartOne DayAngelWingsSpreadThis LifeFly Away Author:Aaron Dontez Yates
“There are some people that say I need to be more academic in my teaching, I need to be more disciple developing focus, probably true. But where my heart is, is with people who are just passing through difficult time. I want to put literature in a form that is accessible for people who don't particularly read books.” PeopleWantNeedsHeartBookFormLiteratureDifficultFocusTeachingMy HeartPassingPassingsDevelopingAcademicDiscipleDifficult TimesPassing Through Author:Max Lucado
“You just have to love yourself and live and die with the passion of the music. I walk around happy as hell because I create music for a living. I can touch the world with my heart and my passion. Music has dominated life well before I was ever born.” WorldWellsHeartI CanDiesPassionBornWalksHellLove YouMy HeartLove YourselfMy Passion Author:Sean Garrett
“As a Christian when I watched the people in Katrina they lost everything. I'm not just speaking about the Black people, I'm talking about White, Chinese, Oriental, whoever lost stuff. My heart went out to 'em. I said as a Christian it would be a sin before God for me to wear my gold around people, flashing it in their face and they don't have nothing. So I said never again would I wear my gold, I want people to know I have a heart of gold and not the gold around my neck.” PeopleKnowsWantHeartSaidWould BeChristianFacesLostStuffBlackSinWhiteTalkingMy HeartGoldChineseNecksEmsBlack PeopleKatrinaLost EverythingHeart Of Gold Author:Mr. T
“I never try boost my career of the less fortunate somebody. Because if I gotta call and get press off of it - it ain't coming from my heart.” IfsTryingHeartCareersMy HeartPressesFortunateBoostLess Fortunate Author:Mr. T
“You can take me and then you can take a blond white man with blue eyes, and you could say, "Fundamentally, they're different." And then I could talk to that white guy about the first time he lost someone close to his heart, and I could tell him about the first time I lost someone close to my heart, and I can guarantee you that at least 70 percent of the experienced feelings will be similar. We are human beings.” MenHeartDifferentFeelingsEyeGuyMy HeartFirst TimeBlue Eyes Author:Amma Asante
“Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic - if it is pulled out I shall die.” IfsHeartLongDiesChildhoodMy HeartSorrowIronicSorrow And HappinessBarbs Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“When there's more lows than highs and I'm not just talking financially, it may be time to see what else is out there for you. Even at this point, I am open to the possibility that there may be another chapter on the horizon and I trust that I'll know in my heart when it's time to close the chapter on this one. I am much more than just an actor. It is what I do now and I try not to get boxed in by the belief that that is all I have to offer the world as my work.” WorldTryingHeartBeliefPossibilityMy Heart Author:Melanie Nicholls-King
“Music is infinite and personal. I don't want to put myself in a box. I want to try everything and I'm trying everything. I'm really trying to write what's in my heart and what I feel without a lot of help in that department. It's about being brave.” WritingTryingHeartHelpingMy HeartMusic IsInfiniteBrave Author:Brandy Norwood
“I love Nashville, but I miss the Gulf Coast, the wetlands, and the Delta of Lower Alabama every day. Magnolia Springs is a sweet little town in reality, but, in my heart, it is a kind of mythological oasis. I relive the memory every time I cross the Magnolia River. My memory is probably not accurate, but it's a wonderful memory. So Magnolia Springs lives in my heart as a beautiful, cool, watery place.” HeartKindRealityBeautifulMemoriesWonderfulMissingSweetMy HeartSpringDelta Author:Will Kimbrough
“I am either blessed or cursed with having little barrier between feeling emotions and displaying them for all to see. My heart is on my sleeve. It's not comfortable but...I am an artist so it's useful and my friends are used to me getting teary at any moment. So, it just runs through me and I know it will continue to, but my best source of grounding are animals and nature. Animals live more in the moment and don't worry so much! And nature is proof of a greater power than myself. Both put things in perspective, or at least gently move us forward.” HeartMomentsFeelingsRunningMovingArtistAnimalEmotionWorryPerspectiveMy HeartBlessedBarriers Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I know I always say my occupation is not dancing, but dancing is in my heart, dancing makes me feel good.” KnowsFeelsHeartMy HeartDancingFeel GoodOccupation Author:Lil' Kim
“I guess I don't have a candidate who makes my heart go pitter-patter the way I wish it would. I'm thinking, here's an African American candidate - yes! And here's a woman candidate - yes! Why can't I get behind either one of them? Don't tell me I have latent sexism or racism that I need to confront. I don't believe that. I think we are so burned by the current situation that we want somebody that it isn't possible to have. We want someone who definitely looks like the messiah.” ThinkingBelieveHeartWishSituationMy HeartRacismAfrican AmericanSexism Author:Sara Paretsky
“I write what I see and whatever inspires me. The energy the earth gives me, what's on my mind, or what's in my heart becomes part of the lyrical content.” GivingWritingMindHeartEarthEnergyInspireMy HeartLyrical Author:Rick DeJesus
“Every day I wake up like, "This might be my last day, and I'm not scared of it. I'm gonna go out there, do what I gotta do; I ain't gonna let nothing stop me." Nothing puts any fear in my heart. I'm never scared to bite my tongue about something, or never be scared to come out and speak about something - that's what I mean. Like, I ain't scared of death. What you gonna do to me?” HeartMeanSpeakMy HeartWake UpScaredLast Day Author:Prodigy
“I love David's prayer, "Search me, God, and know my heart..." [Psalm 139:23]. I prayed that a lot. "God, search my heart and my life, reveal to me any areas of my life that you want me to see, any identities you want to show me, and help me dare to believe that your grace has erased them once and for all."” BelieveHeartHelpingPrayerGraceIdentityMy HeartDareHelp MeWant MeShow MeYou Want MePsalms Author:Matthew West
“Everything is important to me... Forgetting the small details is not wise when you care so much about your music and band. So, I try to put effort and focus into the artwork as well, so it best represents the music that I've put my heart and soul into.” TryingHeartImportantSoulCareForgetEffortFocusWiseMy HeartHeart And Soul Author:Rick DeJesus
“When we awaken the love for God, that love naturally extends toward every living being. Also, the concept of Krishna and Radha, the masculine and feminine aspect of the one supreme God, was so inclusive that it touched my heart. So when Prabhupada came, I was already following his path. But it was when I saw his compassion, concern and deep wisdom, that I accepted him as my guru and decided to try and assist him. I felt that was where my real home was.” TryingHeartRealHomeCompassionPathMy HeartConcernAcceptedGod LoveFeminineMasculineGuruKrishna Author:Radhanath Swami
“I have often been doubted in music industry not because of my talent, but because I might not have been introduced to the game by major industry hype men, but I love being the underdog. I truly believe that god has put me here to say something and send a message to not only women but to all individuals like myself. I will not allow the politricks of the game to discourage me and keep me from the goal at hand. I will sing from my heart and leave the industry bullsh*t alone.” MenBelieveHeartIndividualGoalLove IsTalentMy HeartDiscouragingMusic IndustryDoubtedUnderdog Author:K.Michelle
“A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable, the aged, the infirm, the disabled, and the unborn. I believe it with all my heart. And I couldn't be more proud to be standing with a pro-life candidate in Donald Trump.” BelieveHeartI BelieveProudMy HeartVulnerableJudgedUnborn Author:Mike Pence
“When I close my eyes at night I'm able to go to bed with a heart full of gratitude. When I wake up in the morning my heart is full with thankfulness and peace. I don't know what tomorrow will hold, but I do know I will live each day to the fullest.” HeartEyeNightMorningTomorrowMy HeartGratitudeWake UpThankfulness Author:Lizzie Velasquez
“I don't think I've ever had my heart broken, because I'm a man. I laughed it off, and then went and had sex with about 16 women, all unprotected.” ThinkingMenHeartBrokenMy HeartHeart Broke Author:Damon Wayans, Jr.
“Milton Katselas said, "Who are you to look down your nose at Anna Magnani and Maureen Stapleton? Who do you think you are?" I was doing this kooky meditation at the time called inner-guide meditation, where you go into a cave and you have a guide, and you fly around. So I said to my inner guide, "Take me to the energy that's blocking me from accepting my casting" - because I understood it intellectually, but I didn't want to do it in my heart.” ThinkingHeartEnergyAcceptingMeditationMy HeartBlockGuide Me Author:Beth Grant
“It was probably 10 at night when I started to read Donnie Darko. I get in bed and read the first page, and I go, "Hmmm. That's interesting." Second page, "Wow." By the fourth page, my heart started to beat, and I knew. It makes me cry, because I knew I had found a classic film. You just know when you get certain material.” HeartFilmNightInterestingCryMy HeartClassicHmmm Author:Beth Grant
“My heart breaks living in southern Utah on the edge of America's Redrock Wilderness, witnessing what the Bush Administration's policies regarding oil and gas exploitation are doing to our public lands that belong to all Americans. Their policy is not about the public or the public's best interest. It is about the oil and gas corporations' best interests. The Secretary of the Interior is urging the Bureau of Land Management to support the gas and oil industry's most extreme drilling scenario in some of the American West's most pristine and fragile areas without proper legal and public input.” HeartInterestBreakSupportPolicyMy HeartManagementGasWildernessSouthernExploitationSecretaryHeart BreakOil And Gas Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“I remember in my very first fitting, costume designer Patricia Norris gave me a garment with these intricate stitches - stitches over stitches, because it had been repaired so many times. Once I put it on, she told me that it belonged to an actual slave woman. My heart just stopped. Each one of the stitches had a story, you know. Just recognizing this period I was going to be dancing with was a "come to Jesus" moment.” HeartMomentsRememberJesusMy HeartDancingSlaveDesignerFitting Author:Lupita Nyong'o