Yvonne Day > Yvonne's Quotes

“I felt an overwhelming gratitude in my life right now and wanted a chance to acknowledge it. I felt that any thanks given to any god all went to the same place, anyway, no matter what religion you were centered in.”
― Cate Tiernan, Full Circle

“The Neo-Pagan Ten “Commandments”

1. Thou art God/dess.
2. As above, so below; as within so without.
3. Spirit abides in all things; words & names have power.
4. Maintain an attitude of gratitude (walk the talk).
5. Honor the ancestors, teachers, elders, and leaders.
6. All life is sacred.
7. All acts of love and pleasure are sacred.
8. Whatever you send out returns threefold.
9. Love is the law, love under will.
10. For the greatest good, an’ it harm none.”
― Marian Singer, A Witch's 10 Commandments: Magickal Guidelines for Everyday Life

“ The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot”
― Nadia Comaneci

“Finish what you start, no matter how painful it may be.”
― Nastia Liukin

“It's because you absolutely love the sport.”
― Nastia Liukin

“You don't always get stronger on the days that everything comes easily to you.”
― Nastia Liukin

“Everything about ypur movements precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.”
― Shawn Johnson, Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams

“Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.”
― Nadia Comaneci, Letters to a Young Gymnast

“I'm not doing it for media attention, not doing it for sponsors, not for money.”
― Nastia Liukin

“Friend, no one ever accomplishes your dreams for you, regardless of tears, fits, or any other means of manipulation. They can give you ideas and direction, but in the end, you have to do it alone. You must figure out your own destination and the best route to get there because no one else knows the way.”
― Nadia Comaneci, Letters to a Young Gymnast

“To get rid of a few problems in general health, to increase one's capacity for work, to make one's character gentler and stronger, to free oneself of various complexes, to create in oneself a whole atmosphere of calm and silence, and to do this by exercises in a gymnastic of repose and by a simple but careful method of breath-control - such aims may appear humble enough, rather down to earth, and a far cry form the goal of even the most modest of yogis. Yet I am certain that they will be able to work real miracles here in the West; to change lives and temperaments completely, making them healthier, more open; to increase their degree of engagement; and to render them more receptive to impulses and promptings from heaven.”
― Jean Déchanet, Christian Yoga

“You don't always get stronger on the days that everything comes easily to you.”
― Nastia Luikin

“The darkest of men carry the brightest of lights”
― Joe Putignano, Acrobaddict

“Ask and be patient to wait for an answer.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“If you have options, you always have a choice.”
― Christopher D. Votey

“A clean room is a creative outlet for making your room dirty again.”
― Christopher D. Votey

“You know what they say about writers: we can do it quietly, in many different positions, and all night long.”
― Christopher D. Votey

“If you think it will be so, then so it will be.”
― Holly Zurich, Simple Wiccan Magick Full Moon Spells & Rituals

“We are not evil. We don't harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams. We are not a cult. This religion is not a joke. We are not what you think we are from looking at T.V. We are real. We laugh, we cry. We are serious. We have a sense of humor. You don't have to be afraid of us. We don't want to convert you. And please don't try to convert us. Just give us the same right we give you--to live in peace. We are much more similar to you than you think.”
― Margot Adler

“The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life.”
― Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

“Lady of the silver moon
Enchantress of the night
Protect me and mine within this circle fairly cast.
Earth Mother, mother of the sleeping earth,
Keep safe all who gather here
Within the protective shelter of your arms.

By the earth that is Her body,
By the air that is Her breath,
By the fire that is Her bright spirit,
And by the living waters of Her womb,
Our circle is cast,
None shall come to harm here,
From any forces,
On any level.

As we will,
So shall it be done.
As we will,
So mote it be.”
― Madelyn Alt, A Charmed Death

“We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities”
― Scott Cunningham, Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner

“At heart we are all powerful, beautiful, and capable of changing the world with our bare hands.”
― Dianne Sylvan, The Body Sacred

“It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.”
― Chuck Palahniuk

“Rejection, though--it could make the loss of someone you weren't even that crazy about feel gut wrenching and world ending.”
― Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming

“I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.”
― Oprah Winfrey

“Everybody said, "Follow your heart". I did, it got broken”
― Mysterious Affair At Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1), The

“Chase your dreams until you catch them...and then dream, catch, and dream again! ”
― Dee Marie, Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy