Quotes about life
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Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.
Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.
Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it.
Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.
Some people come into our life as a blessing, while others come into our life as a lesson, so love them for who they are instead of judging them for who they are not.
Being alone is very difficult.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
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