The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge
—
Dr Martin Luther King
via:Dwayne Johnson @TheRock
“Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.” -Arnold H. Glasgow
Photo by Tonya Britton, Palo Duro Canyon, Texas Panhandle, Copyright 2011
A person either hates losing enough to change or he hates changing enough to lose.
— Orrin Woodward
When you create your own opportunities, you’ll create your own momentum..
Grab it by throat and don’t let go.
—@TheRock
Make voyages! Attempt them! There’s nothing else
—Tennessee Williams
The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle.
—lucinda williams (via lilyboys)
The only person you are destined to become, is the person you decide to be.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (via youdontlooksad)
(Source: shannonlizabeth, via loveanaa)
Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
—Chet Atkins via @TheGuitarQuotes (via midnightjamsession)
I love the early hours just before daylight. A fresh start ,a new beginning,before your mind has to grapple with the realities.
I don’t ever wanna look back & say what I could of been. I want to give my very best every day, month, year. I want to be the best.
—
tuf cooper @tufcooper
on the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations I have really good days
—Ray Wylie Hubbard
I totally agree:)
(Source: kushandwizdom, via loveanaa)
I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.
—Ray Charles (via laughingsamdice)
The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much…and then back up.
—Jerry Jeff Walker (via buck4itt)
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