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.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
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