I’ve been having a lot of thoughts lately about my life and my ambitions and my abilities and eventually I’ll probably blog about my conclusions but for now it’s still too swirly in my head to put into coherent thoughts.
So instead, I’ll leave this quote from Rye Barcott’s “It Happened on the Way to War,” which I strongly recommend, especially if you enjoyed Nate Fick’s “One Bullet Away” and/or Eric Greitens’ “The Heart and the Fist.” And if you haven’t read any of them, then I suggest you check them all out. If someone asked me to list off the top 5 books that impacted my life, those 3 would probably all make it on there. But if you’re only going to pick one — this is a hard choice, but Barcott’s book is probably my favorite (which may have something to do with the summer I spent in Kenya).
But I’m getting off topic now.
The quote: “It’s good to help when you can.”
Thoughts on the quote? What books would you put on a list of most influential in your life? Or do you have a favorite quote that really just makes you think?
Filed under: Books, Helping Others, Life
Call me a nerd or a child, or a nerd-child, but I like these quotes from Dumbledore:
“Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.”
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
“It is our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
I love both of those quotes! Dumbledore was so smart.
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss
“Smile, it makes people wonder what the hell you are up to.”
― Dunno but it cracks me up
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story
“Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.”
― Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
“If other people can do it, you can do it, too.”
― My mom