Updated August 9, 2026
Whenever I think of something insightful that reveals life’s challenges or opportunities, I write it for this collection of quotes to inspire thoughtfulness and reflection.
"Patience is often the best road to a future of wealth, with sanity and understanding combined, while leaving the door open to alternatives."
~ Glenn Stok
"The past still exists. It always will. We can’t undo it or change it. It’s permanent! We’ve made it that way, and now we have to live with it."
~ Glenn Stok
"Love is the acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be."
~ Glenn Stok
"As we age, we begin to question everything we want. And we crave everything we question. We become conscious of that when it’s too late."
~ Glenn Stok
"The present is merely a moment in time, but the future lasts forever."
~ Glenn Stok
"Every moment provides the opportunity to create an amazing future."
~ Glenn Stok
"Life's not always fair. Accept it and focus on positive experiences."
~ Glenn Stok
"I learn the most from my mistakes!"
~ Glenn Stok
"Someday I'll appreciate the young me."
~ Glenn Stok
"There's no bigger high than having your money make money!"
~ Glenn Stok
"Success is like a needle in a haystack of failure."
~ Glenn Stok
"The present ’now’ keeps happening over and over, but it’s not repetitive!"
~ Glenn Stok
"There are two extremes in life: reality and opinion."
~ Glenn Stok
"Exciting things can happen outside your comfort zone."
~ Glenn Stok
"Déjà vu keeps reoccurring."
~ Glenn Stok
"Wisdom slowly grows on us as time progresses. Before we know what’s happening, time progresses faster than our wisdom."
~ Glenn Stok
"Children see things for what they are. Adults see things as they were."
~ Glenn Stok
"The nice thing about the future, it can bring change for the better."
~ Glenn Stok
"If technology should ever provide a means of time travel, it would be useless because we need time to achieve our goals."
~ Glenn Stok
"People will never accept logical explanations when they have already decided to disagree with you."
~ Glenn Stok
"I focus my attention on what’s happening now, but I aim for the future."
~ Glenn Stok
"Physical pain doesn't hurt as much as emotional pain."
~ Glenn Stok
"It takes a lot of time to procrastinate!"
~ Glenn Stok
"Growing while young takes time, but growing old happens very quickly."
~ Glenn Stok
"I thought growing old would take longer."
~ Glenn Stok
"My sole purpose in life is to find my soul’s purpose."
~ Glenn Stok
"Motivation eventually becomes second nature."
~ Glenn Stok
"When you think about it, we are all running out of time."
~ Glenn Stok
"The Universe will hold back anything we are not yet ready to accept. And it will deliver whatever we have prepared for, as long as all previous issues have been dealt with successfully."
~ Glenn Stok
"There's no sense in nonsense."
~ Glenn Stok
"When you are going through Hell, keep on going!"
~ Glenn Stok
"Replace anger with disgust and let it go."
~ Glenn Stok
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