Quotes about life
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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.
Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.
Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have — life itself.
Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference.
I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
My goal in my career is to inspire people, is to get my music out there and have people enjoy it, and have people think of me as an inspirational artist.
How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.
Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.
When you read about the lives of other people, people of different circumstances or similar circumstances, you are part of their lives for that moment. You inhabit their lives, and you feel what they're feeling, and that is compassion. If we see that reading does allow us that, we see how absolutely essential reading is.
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