Poetic Quotations   

by Richard Alan Krieger               

Copyright 2007 ©

Why are we here? To become better than before at being good.

If we didn’t make a difference....we wouldn't be here.

We’re not an accident.....nor is the universe. 

When coincidences turn into correlations, divinity's plan is revealed.

How can something come from nothing?

The "Big Bang" was a firecracker lit by God.

How much is your fantasy worth to actually make it come true?

Your ship may have come in. But it’s up to you to climb aboard.

Nothing should be forced into happening. Inspiration is the best motivation.

Don't aspire to the ideal...belong to it, by becoming it.

Fate, chance and luck, they like to take you for a ride. Your destiny is what you must decide.

The definition of “one’s destiny” is to uniquely set oneself apart from the rest of humanity.

We shouldn’t live our lives as a series of excuses...but as an adventure of fulfilled promises. 

It's not what you do, it's who you are.

It's not where you live, it's where you're at.

Fall asleep within a dream....and you do so at your own peril.

The time to wake-up....is always now.

Be the master that you truly are this very moment. 

Only you can save yourself from the delusions that you make real.

Don't be scared......be aware.

Love's creativity cancels fear's negativity. 

For only love has the power to change the darkness into light.

When you're in the light....there's nothing to hide.

Dance with reality vs. getting into a fight with it. 

What's worth more than some money? Nature that's been neglected.

The "Prophet makes more Sense" than does the "Profit makes Cents."

"Spirit" is what ultimately “Matters.”

There's little time for any leisure when our world needs to be saved.

The real party won't begin...until there's no more suffering.

Never equate "Peace with Boredom."

Peace is the incentive.

It doesn’t take a Rocket Scientist to notice the obvious.

We live on a world that wobbles....so watch your step.

Bombarded by toxins....I will mutate and survive.

Does it matter who’s to blame, when it’s society’s shame?

How can we complain, if we act the same?

We're going down in flames because we don't know how to deal with the pain. 

Your rudeness is not the answer to your pain.

There’s a fine line between being confident and being conceited.

No one’s always right. The best we can do is strive for a high percentage.

The more you think you know, will create the more you won't. 

Sorry is not an excuse when you never try to do any better.

Walk the talk...or forever hold your peace.

To try and reason with insanity is an irrational premise.

The anger of getting mad is an accepted form of temporary insanity.

One must not mind being upset if one always chooses to be. 

It’s foolish to mock what you can't understand.

Ignorance is not bliss...it's just plain stupid. Therefore, question stupidity.

Ignorance and pain are only our teachers until we finally let truth      become our master.  

Don't get mad at the ignorant, for they don't know any better. 

Don't treat me like such an idiot....and I won't have to act like such a fool.

Being a "Nice Person” is the goal. Just don't let them turn you into a fool.

If you don't take advantage of yourself...others will.

Let go of those mistakes that keep you sad. Or you'll never get beyond the image that you're bad.

Why do we hurt each other when we’re all sisters and brothers?

Does laughter have to come from someone's expense?

When a joke becomes a lie, you will hurt someone deep inside.

Does it make people feel important to become the people they were warned about? 

We like to think that we're exceptions to the rule.

Many rules are rigid and will only snap if you try to bend them.

I'm not interested in various opinions of what the truth is. I'm only interested in the truth.

The truth is...the facts are. 

Why waste time arguing with the facts?

If it wasn't true...it wouldn't be so.

The irony of regretting what wasn’t meant to be.

If it was meant to be...it surly would have been.

Everything is meant to be or we’re in denial of reality.

Good luck wins against the hands of fate. 

Remember that early bus you missed may have just saved your life by not getting into the crash that you might have been in riding it.

I want to live long enough so I can dance on my own grave.

Too much has been stereo-typed to the prison of classifications.

There are so many people on the street who didn't plan to be. 

We’re all transients in the transcendence of time.

The classroom outside is always in session.

The heart of the matter lies the question, how much happiness comes from the outside?

The deception comes in thinking that we will be happy someday, as we chase our forever growing list of wants.

Life's a temporary arrangement....so enjoy.

An overlooked secret in life, is the ability to enjoy it along the way.

When always seeking happiness, one will never have time to enjoy it.

We do many stupid things....to scare the moments we have.

With each moment being precious...we should express that urgency without desperation.

Forget about the statistics on this day that only lasts so long.

The for instance is captured...only to seek it's release.

If the young want to be old and the old want to be young...then when is life ever experienced in the moment?

Be kind to those who must find out the hard way. What they need greater than time...is understanding.

You know the higher you fly...will be harder the fall.

Reclaim your brain. Drugs aren't the answer...you are.

Learning which creates growth is the ultimate addiction. 

Don't let world events out shadow your own.

Fear is not useful...being cautious is.

The death of objectivity killed the voice of reason.

Why is life often taken for granted but death never is?

Don't let the deadline kill you.

However long it takes is the time table.

It's not about keeping score, it's about giving it your all...all the time.

One day we’ll live in a world where everybody wins.

How is it that one person’s pet is another person’s meal?

Always saying, “it’s all been done before” is the best excuse to never try to be creative.

How can they say they’re into "Freedom of Expression," when they’re always knocking down everyone else's dreams? 

Don't be emotionally held hostage by other people’s opinions.

Kisses that miss the cheeks...are a total symbol of insincerity. 

It's only because the dots connect that the "Grand Conspiracy" becomes suspect. 

Coming from love...we're always more powerful than those who are not. It does not matter who they think they are, or how high they are in society. Without love, they possess no real power at all.

Evil’s motivation comes from arrogance.

Those who think they win by cheating are only losers who lack the ability to deal with reality.

It’s a weak belief they have if they must keep justifying it's validation.

So many people in a rush to that destination called, “nowhere.”

The earth is crying out for help...but we can't hear her through all the concrete.

Hope for the best....endure the worst. 

It's going to get better. Why? Because we're going to make it better. 

A problem is easier to solve when we look at it as a challenge that needs to be overcome.

Love's ideal is hard to fulfill.

You must become one with yourself before you can become one with anyone else. 

The successful life isn't about how much brains or muscles you have. It's all about heart. It's all about love. 

Love making is "Suspended Animated Joy" emulating "Heaven's Perpetual Bliss."

Love seduces and transforms all in the end. For the universe is base on love...which is the creative impulse. 

Ultimately love is the only truth...everything else is an illusion.

The only real illusion is that of separation.

There is no fear of death when one sees it as the end of another chapter in that larger book of lifetimes.

All religions have the “Golden Rule” of “Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Yet how many actually follow this?

God is about spirituality....not any particular “dogma.”

Being good, is God enough for me.

We can all be friends if we try from the start...feel the love that shines in every heart. 

If it’s all relative...than we’re all relatives. 

This is a just universe. Although that justice does not always happen in one lifetime.

The “Justice of Truth” is the “Arm of Karma.”

In the “Big Picture,” everything is on it’s way to perfection.

All creeks eventually lead into the stream...that turns into the river...that returns to merge with the cosmic ocean of all that there is.