Ysabella Brave Quotes (1979-)

“Control yourself and no one else
And you will
see the Truth my brother”

“Hears the music under the rock
One of these days he'll stop
Don't stop when the music stops.”

“"'There is always hope, we can always love, we can always be kind; we have neither excuse or loss by degree of suffering.'"”

“It's justice that He's bringing.
It's hidden inside a song.
No one's stuck in the middle...
the battle is already won.”

“So, it's just no hope. I cant be cool. I tried with the giant sunglasses — no dice. Sorry. I remain dorky forever. So — it's okay.”

“We can be so afraid
lost inside in search of a mother
And yet we go about
shouting "justice"
and hurting one another”

“"Sometimes you sit around
Don't know what to do,
don't know where you're going to
All you have to be is you
What else can you do"”

“What's in my veins makes me free
Oh what you have done for me!
Two who made a work of art
Mama brought the armor, Daddy engineered the heart.”

“They might try to remind me
That Such Tragedy surrounds me
But this suffering created art
I never found it scary... I was all undercover”

“Let there be peace
At least so blood will not flow forever
Stop segregating yourselves and see
that we should come together”

“What greater thing can you do — besides for God — than good for other people? That goes for you mean people, too — I mean, really, what is your problem?”

“You need to laugh more. Life is filled with too many problems, to not laugh every day. ... We need to have a sense of humor going into this because it's too tough without it.”

“He came to love, He came to warn
Why do you weep on the day He's born?
He draws the path I walk upon
I died to live just for the Son
Find love, find peace
If you let Him increase”

“Hi, new people — there's a lot of new people. Welcome to the family. We're a little weird here, but we're all very nice — so you'll fit in here. We're kind of intense — but you'll figure it out.”

“What's left of me
is just for you to see
in your heart
Even though we may be
far apart
Never fear
if I should disappear
You will see there are still stars that shine
after me”

“If I had been asked this about a year/year-and-a-half ago, I would have said "You can't trust everybody!" But now that I've been in the music industry, and famous, and on YouTube and stuff: "You can't trust everybody, at all."”

“Those of you who have been so kind, so loyal, so wonderful, so friendly, so generous — I appreciate it more than I can tell you! And though I am very sick, my spirit is strong. And it is the love I get that keeps me this way — from God and from you.”

“James — it's about your sister
I wonder if you missed her
I'm on my way to see you but I don't know what to bring
Almost gave up the ghost, now you have what she wants most
a little piece of heaven and a lovely song to sing.”

“There is a big difference you see between privately letting someone know that you're displeased, whether they've done something they may not be aware of, and just rudeness — and you do not have to tolerate rudeness, by any means.”

“Be careful what you say if you wouldn't want it broadcast everywhere — because you never know. My basic advice would be — for trust — is: Live the way you ought to live — all the time — as much as you can help it.”

“I tried to be
what you wanted me to be
But you didn't want a girl you wanted
MACHINE ...
I can't be part of this machine
I got too much heart to keep it in
I can't be part of your machine
I promise this is not the end”

“I'm really proud of you for having come this far — every single one of you, wherever you are, you're on your way — you are getting there! And — don't worry so much! Just — that's what we need to stop doing — stop worrying so much, and start observing a little bit more.”

“So remember, if you're feeling bitter — or sorry for yourself about what you've done, and how much good you've accomplished — or if you find yourself more than anyone else talking about the good you've done, you're doing it for the wrong reasons, because it should be the default.”