Life Lessons Quote by John Green — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.”

“Nineteenth-century preacher Henry Ward Beecher's last words were "Now comes the mystery." The poet Dylan Thomas, who liked a good drink at least as much as Alaska, said, "I've had eighteen straight whiskeys. I do believe that's a record," before dying. Alaska's favorite was playwright Eugene O'Neill: "Born in a hotel room, and--God damn it--died in a hotel room." Even car-accident victims sometimes have time for last words. Princess Diana said, "Oh God. What's happened?" Movie star James Dean said, "They've got to see us," just before slamming his Porsche into another car. I know so many last words. But I will never know hers.”

“Witness also that when we talk about literature, we do so in the present tense. When we speak of the dead, we are not so kind.”

“I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn’t tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You’re a woman. Now die.)”

“But there’s a Sufi story that challenges the notion that people believe only because they need an opiate. Rabe’a al-Adiwiyah, a great woman saint of Sufism, was seen running through the streets of her hometown, Basra, carrying a torch in one hand and a bucket of water in the other. When someone asked her what she was doing, she answered, ‘I am going to take this bucket of water and pour it on the flames of hell, and then I am going to use this torch to burn down the gates of paradise so that people will not love God for want of heaven or fear of hell, but because He is God.”

“Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.”

“When sleep lures you into the deep, it makes you forget your dreams. That is why you must focus on working diligently and continue succeeding.”

“Conquer negative emotions. Discover how to motivate yourself regardless of the situation.”

“It is not easy to succeed, but determination makes it possible. You have to work smart and overcome every obstacle.”

“Follow the success strategy. If it is not working, try another one and follow it wisely. That is how you succeed eventually.”

“The Bible also emphasizes the destructive nature of intoxication. In Proverbs 4:17, it is written, "They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence." This verse illustrates how excessive drinking can lead to violent and wicked behaviour. Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds believers that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and that they should not destroy their bodies through sinful behaviour, including excessive drinking.”