Heart

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual – for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.
– M. Scott Peck –

I grew up on a farm in Oregon, an adopted child, with one sibling, and parents the age of all my peers’ grandparents. We lived in isolation from the people around us, and it was always a struggle to cope with as a child. The heart can really expire under those conditions. I always felt like I was looking at the world from the outside.
– Larry Harvey –

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
– Thomas Carlyle –

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
– Khalil Gibran –

‘Hell is for Children’ is amazing to do every night and ‘Promises in the Dark’ and ‘Love Is a Battlefied,’ of course, but my absolute favorite would be ‘Heartbreaker.’ It’s the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It’s so fun to do.
– Pat Benatar –

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.
– John Ruskin –

Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they’ve spent time in and around the ocean, and they’ve personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet’s blue heart.
– Sylvia Earle –

Elizabeth Taylor was an incurable romantic at heart. She never gave up on the notion that a love strong enough to last a lifetime was waiting for her around the next corner.
– Teresa Medeiros –

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
– Dalai Lama –

The thing with movies is, because you have so little time, I always feel like there are more things we could’ve done with the character. If we’d done a sequel to ‘The Thomas Crown Affair,’ what would that have been like? But for the most part, you try not to think of that, because it’s just going to break your heart.
– Denis Leary –

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
– Izaak Walton –

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
– Vincent Van Gogh –

Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.
– Matthew Prior –

“The meaning of life is to find your gift the purpose of life is to give it away” – Pablo Picasso –

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. ― Steve Jobs ―

Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try. – Zig Ziglar –

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want. – Zig Ziglar –

Part of the reason that the government’s fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
– James Bovard –

The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.
– Adam Schiff –

I come from a coffee-loving family, and you can always tell when my sister and I have been around, because both of us collect all the dead coffee from everyone’s morning cup, pour it over ice, and drink it. This is a disgusting habit.
– Laurie Colwin –

In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!
– Joseph Smith, Jr. –

Most Americans live on a diet that includes processed fare that is neither fresh nor natural.
– Homaro Cantu –

Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need.
– Amy Winehouse –

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
– Arnold Schwarzenegger –