Quotes about Discovery

It is ... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth.

We tend to think things are new because we just discovered them.

A winter ago I had an after-school seminar for high-school students and in one of the early sessions Una, a brilliant fifteen-year-old, a born writer who came to Harlem from Panama five years ago, and only then discovered the conflict between races, asked me, Mrs. Franklin, do you really and truly believe in God with no doubts at all? Oh, Una, I really and truly believe in God with all kinds of doubts. But I base my life on this belief.

I have learned that I love. Love. That is a good word.

I don't go along with the people who say they'd never want to live their childhoods again; I treasure every bit of mine, all the pains as well as the joy of discovery. But I also love being a grownup. To be half a century plus is wonderfully exciting, because I haven't lost any of my past, and am free to stand on the rock of all that the past has taught me as I look towards the future.

An unpleasant experience will often reveal your passion.

Search constantly for people, places, things, pictures, sounds, or scents that inspire you. Your most important responsibility is to keep yourself inspired always.

The discovery of your life's purpose is your ultimate pathway to an extraordinary life. You were born an original, so quit conforming to the expectations of others.

You were born for a reason and with a specific purpose in mind. You don't choose it, you discover it.

The greatest of tragedies is a life lived without knowing its purpose. Discover your purpose and life will take on a new meaning.

You don't choose your purpose, you simply discover it.

Discover where and what makes you come alive and make a deliberate decision to live there.