Life Quotes Quote by Walt Whitman — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.”

“Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems,”

“re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body.”

“I act as the tongue of you,”

“And I or you pocketless of a dime, may purchase the pick of the earth.”

“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.”

“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.”

“What if I'm in charge of my own damn light switch?”

“I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen everyday. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen.”

“Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.”

“It's important in life if you don't give a shit. It can help you a lot.”

“My story will be over soon. But it’s not something to be sad about. Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after. And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon”