{"quotes":[{"text":"Don't be discouraged by people who tease you out of your dreams. What you have in your heart is bigger than what they have on their lips!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["big-dreams","bigger","discourage","discouragement","dont-give-up","dream-big","dreams","food-for-thought","go-high","heart","israelmore-ayivor","laugh","lips","mock","negative-people","never-give-up","people","tease"],"id":37813,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Keep away from people who always try to stop you from sharing your opinions with the entire world. Don't listen to people who mock you because you talked about who you want to be! Exposed yourself!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["entire","entire-world","expose","expose-yourself","food-for-thought","haters","ideas","insults","israelmore-ayivor","keep-away","keep-off","listen","mock","mockeries","mockery","mocking","negative-people","negative-talks","nobody-can-stop-you","opinions","people","stop","try","views","world"],"id":50857,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["animosity","attitude","banana","bitter","bitterness","confidence","courage","criticize","drive","faith","focus","gorilla","gossip","greatness","hate","haters","hyena","insult","jealous","jealousy","judge","laugh","laughter","life","mock","mockery","monkey","monkeys","negative","negativity","perseverance","persevere","personality","positive","positive-attitude","positivity","ridicule","small-minds","strength","strong","success","successful-people"],"id":101409,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["animosity","attitude","bitter","bitterness","confidence","courage","criticize","drive","faith","focus","gossip","greatness","hate","haters","hyena","insult","jealous","jealousy","judge","laugh","laughter","life","lion","lion","mock","mockery","negative","negativity","perseverance","persevere","personality","ridicule","small-minds","strength","strong","success","successful-people"],"id":107087,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"You will meet a lot of people in your life; some laugh with you, others will laugh at you; some will love to clean your mess, others will love to mess you up! Love all, but choose carefully the one who stays close to you forever!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["bad-friends","bad-people","careful","companies","companions","food-for-thought","forever","friends","friendship","israelmore-ayivor","laugh","love","mess","mock","people","toxic-people","untrustworthy-people"],"id":127458,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"I did it the hard way (a poem)___________________Many of the big dreams I dreamt,I dreamt, when I met a failed attempt.Life taught me to believe thatGreat ideas can start from a wretched hut.Many of the strongest steps I took,I took, when I was given the fiercest look.My passion pokes me to understandThat people’s mockeries, I can withstand.Many of the fastest speeds I gained,I gained when I was bitterly stained.I first thought the only way was to quitAs I tried again, I no longer have guilt.Many of the bravest decisions I made,I made, when my life was about to fade.I was frustrated and ripe to sink.But then I strive to release the ink.Many of the longest journeys I started,I started, having no resource; money partedI relied on God my creator all dawn longAnd at dusk He gave me a new song.Many of the hardest questions I tackled,I tackled, when I was heckled.They were very troublesome to settleBut I make it happen little by littleYet, it was not I, but the Lord JesusThe saviour who gives me success.In Him, through Him and by HimI have the liberty to do everything with vim.I don’t want to enjoy this liberty alone.You too must step out of your comfort zone.It’s not easy, but you can do it anyway.Jesus is the life, the truth and the way.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["better-you","bless","blessing","christ","comfort","comfort-zone","creator","enjoy","fail","failure","food-for-thought","god","guilt","israelmore-ayivor","israelmore-ayivor-poems","jesus","jesus-christ","liberty","mock","mockeries","money","passion","personal-development","poem","poetry","questions","quit","song","strong","success","successful","the-truth","true","truth"],"id":140339,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Civic duty? Perhaps it would be a little naive to try to coerce me into voting. I assure you my basic standards of healthy living are very different from yours, which is the reason I do not vote. You should note that, as nonsensical a scenario, if forced to choose I would most definitely rather live in a failing, Christ-honoring, God-fearing nation than a flourishing one that mocks said Creator. Beware of my personal ambitions.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["ambition","civic-duty","country","democracy","democracy-voting","elections","god","healthy","mock","political","theocracy","voting"],"id":143215,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Everyone is watching you. If you don’t believe it, just pretend to fail and you’ll see many mockers. For this reason, work hard as if you are doing everyone’s business!","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["belief","believe","business","criticisms","critics","fail","failure","food-for-thought","israelmore-ayivor","mock","mockers","negative-people","pretend","pretense"],"id":167684,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"Doubt not the self O lion-heart, for those who call you crazy will one day worship you.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["belief-in-self","believe-in-yourself","brainy","confidence","confidence-and-attitude","confidence-and-trust","confidence","courage","criticism","inspirational","inspiring","leadership","mock","mocking","motivational","pursuing-your-dream-with-faith","pursuit-of-goals","pursuit-of-passion","self-awareness","self-realization","self-reliance"],"id":227624,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"I did it the hard way ( a poem)_________________________Many of the big dreams I dreamt,I dreamt, when I met a failed attempt.Life taught me to believe thatGreat ideas can start from a wretched hut.Many of the strongest steps I took,I took, when I was given the fiercest look.My passion pokes me to understandThat people’s mockeries, I can withstand.Many of the fastest speeds I gained,I gained when I was bitterly stained.I first thought the only way was to quitAs I tried again, I no longer have guilt.Many of the bravest decisions I made,I made, when my life was about to fade.I was frustrated and ripe to sink.But then I strive to release the ink.Many of the longest journeys I started,I started, having no resource; money partedI relied on God my creator all dawn longAnd at dusk He gave me a new song.Many of the hardest questions I tackled,I tackled, when I was heckled.They were very troublesome to settleBut I make it happen little by littleYet, it was not I, but the Lord JesusThe saviour who gives me success.In Him, through Him and by HimI have the liberty to do everything with vim.I don’t want to enjoy this liberty alone.You too must step out of your comfort zone.It’s not easy, but you can do it anyway.Jesus is the life, the truth and the way.___________________________Israelmore Ayivor.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["better-you","bless","blessing","christ","comfort","comfort-zone","creator","enjoy","fail","failure","food-for-thought","god","guilt","israelmore-ayivor","israelmore-ayivor-poems","jesus","jesus-christ","liberty","mock","mockeries","money","passion","personal-development","poem","poetry","questions","quit","song","strong","success","successful","the-truth","true","truth"],"id":242956,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":21,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}