Inspirational Quotes by Vera Nazarian — Words of Wisdom for Daily Success

“People who are too optimistic seem annoying. This is an unfortunate misinterpretation of what an optimist really is.”

“When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it -- delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel.”

“Here's a funny question:”

“Hope is the last thing that dies.”

“I am happy.”

“Since the dawn of existence, you mortals have feared dying, feared the unknown and the”

“I tell the story to you now, but in each telling the story itself changes a little, changes direction, and that in turn changes you and me. So be very careful not only in how you repeat it but in how you remember it, goslings. More often than you realize it, the world is shaped by two things -- stories told and the memories they leave behind.”

“Most of us have nicknames—annoying, endearing, embarrassing.”

“Justice based purely on laws is about as accurate as a portrait created out of large low-resolution color pixels.”

“Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs.”

“Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise?”

“Wisdom is nothing more than the marriage of intelligence and compassion.”

“A wise person is like a smoothly polished rock: it takes time to become either.”

“One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child.”

“Sometimes I think that wisdoms slip from my mind like drool from the lips of an idiot...”

“All stories have a curious and even dangerous power. They are manifestations of truth -- yours and mine. And truth is all at once the most wonderful yet terrifying thing in the world, which makes it nearly impossible to handle. It is such a great responsibility that it's best not to tell a story at all unless you know you can do it right. You must be very careful, or without knowing it you can change the world.”

“The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte.”

“For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam’s front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common sense, but a scandalous thing without form or function, like a matron with half a dozen unattached daughters?”

“In the desert, the only god is a well.”

“No Temple made by mortal human hands can ever compare to the Temple made by the gods themselves. That building of wood and stone that houses us and that many believe conceals the great Secret Temple from prying eyes, somewhere in its heart of hearts, is but a decoy for the masses who need this simple concrete”

“Is it folly to believe in something that is intangible? After all, some of the greatest intangibles are Love, Hope, and Wonder.”

““Yawns are not the only infectious things out there besides germs.”