Rebecca Oren > Rebecca's Quotes

“Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.”
― Jim Butcher, Princeps' Fury

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr

“God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen. ”
― Reinhold Niebuhr

“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
― George Lucas

“I always find that if I sit down, a solution presents itself!”
― Rob MacGregor, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

“Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.”
― Saadi

“Haste makes waste.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“Calm. Haste makes waste. Life is not an emergency. Life is brief and it is fleeting but it is not an emergency.”
― Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

“We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.”
― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

“Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men - above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.”
― Albert Einstein

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie

“No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”
― George Lucas, The Star Wars Trilogy

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

“So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”
― George Lucas

“May the Force be with you.”
― george lucas, Star Wars: A New Hope

“Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose”
― George Lucas

“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...”
― George Lucas

“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.”
― George Lucas

“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

“Sometimes you must let go of your pride and do what is asked of us.

Anakin Skywalker, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones”
― George Lucas

“Han Solo: Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.”
― George Lucas

“A lot of people like to do certain things, but they're not
that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like
to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be
extremely good at. It can be anything.”
― George Lucas

“Never tell me the odds!”
― George Lucas, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Movie Storybook

“Someday you're going to have to learn to separate what seems to be important from what really is important.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: A New Hope

“In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.”
― George Lucas

“Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.”
― George Lucas

“there are two things men have never been able to satisfy: their curiosity and their greed.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: A New Hope

“I love you
I know”
― George Lucas

“Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults that we would like. It's the only way we grow.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode 2 Attack of the Clones

“Be mindful of the future. But not at the expense of the moment.”
― George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Illustrated Screenplay