Quotes about life
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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.
In Los Angeles, I drive a hybrid and live in a very simple home. Anything you do from carrying a canteen of water to starting a recycling program in your office makes a difference. Reusing what you already have has always been green - from clothes to boxes to glass jars from the supermarket.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
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.