26 Quotes by David Estes

I don’t particularly like confrontation. Unfortunately, confrontation seems to like me quite a lot.

Only through our positive thinking and actions do we become strong. Even the weakest person in the world can become the strongest in their own mind.

I don’t think kids should be judged by what their stupid parents do.

It sickens me that humans, who are capable of such goodness and love, can also be the tools of horrifying atrocities, as if possessed by the very demons they claim to hate and fear.

Be brave, truthful, and unselfish, and always strive to make the right choices, for you and for your loved ones. That’s all it means to be real, child, no matter who you are or what situation you are in. Do those things, and you’ll be as real as anyone.

Family doesn’t go one way. It goes every way. We help each other, we protect each other, and we die for each other, if that’s what it takes.

It’s not the power of the universe rallying against him, but humans. Just men and women full of hate and evil and ignorance. Nothing more, nothing less. And humans can be defeated, no matter the odds. In the end, good has a chance to prevail if those who wield its mighty sword do not lose hope.

Happy moments are like stars. They appear so close you think you can touch them, but really they’re fleeting and a million miles away. Enjoy them from afar and don’t come to expect them. In your life there will be more cloudy nights than clear ones.

All I know is that my life feels like a giant April Fool’s Joke most of the time. Either that or a mysterious box that has something different in it every time you open it.