Life Lessons Quote by Sheldon B. Kopp — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Sometimes life seems like a poorly designed cage within which man has been sentenced to be free.”

“If I reveal myself without worrying about how others will respond, then some will care, though others may not. But who can love me, if no one knows me? I must risk it, or live alone.”

“So it is that there is nothing to be taught, but yet there is something to be learned.”

“Treat your need for victory as a priority. Victory will inspire you to do great things.”

“Life is energy and, as such, it belongs to all, reaches all, and blesses all.”

“Art is the doorway—we just build the room around it.”

“Success is not the absence of setbacks. It is about persevering to succeed even in the midst of setbacks.”

“The children were overwhelmingly morbid. Not a single adult asked me where butterflies go when they die, but this question was more popular than pixie sticks with the under-four-foot set. I cursed parents for not preparing their children. When I was five, my mother and sister sat me up on the kitchen counter and explained the facts of life: the Easter Bunny didn't exist, Elijah was God's invisible friend, with any luck Nana would die soon, and if I ever saw a unicorn, I should kill it or catch it for cash. I turned out okay.”

“Move. Do not stand still waiting for other people's validation. Make the right move, and you will look back with satisfaction.”