Jerry Spinelli Quotes

I AM VERY MOVED BY SURVIVORS. BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO OVERCOME A HANDICAP, A SITUATION, OR ANYTHING. VISITING THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF THOSE PEOPLE TEACHES ME A LOT ABOUT HUMANS AND HUMANITY.

I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I'm sorry, I'm still on the last caller.

Change doesn't have to be hard, and healing doesn't have to hurt. Surely by now you know that every thing happens for a reason! There is something better awaiting you on the other side of this.

My life would be a reflection of my childhood, but it isn't; it is a reflection of the dreams that I had as a child for a better life. When I look around and see the beautiful people and wonderful surroundings that are now my reality, I know that I have overcome so much. I still have plenty of fight left in me.

It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter world.

Even within the seemingly most unacceptable and painful situation is concealed a deeper good, and within every disaster is contained the seed of grace.

Growth is the surviving influence in all our lives. The tree will send up its trunk in thick profusion from land burned black by atom bombs. Children will grow from poverty and filth and oppression and develop honor, integrity, contribute to all mankind.

No matter who you are, no matter how difficult things might appear to be, you are always being moved towards magnificence. Always.

Young people think they never can change, but they do in the most wonderful manner, and very few die of broken hearts.

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.

No, no, I never despair, because George Bush is not running the universe. He may be running the United States, he may be running the military, he may be running even the world, but he is not running the universe, he is not running the human heart.

The movie says, You can lose your job and your way and still rescue yourself. 'Larry Crowne' creates a self-excavated utopia, and I love that idea, that message.

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

Everything bad happens to set up something good. I've always found that to be true. I think if most folks look back on the history of their lives, they'll see that.

Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.

No one is perfect in this world, and we all have our battles, but it's the way we get back on our feet and turn it around that really counts.

I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

I have an incredible confidence in the resilience of the human spirit and the creative ability of the Holy Spirit. So, if you can get people asking the right questions, it really will start moving in the right direction.

As cheesy and cornball as it sounds, life does get better - if you want it to.

Everything in my life happened for a reason. Even when I thought they were the worst things in the world, they turned out to be the best things in the world.

All negative things you can turn positive, and for me, that is key.

There's always going to be something positive that can come out of any negative situation.