Quotes about life
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
We are all born mad. Some remain so.
Life is one big love story with hundreds of little love stories within it.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.
My children teach me to slow down and enjoy life.
We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.
Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
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.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Never make a decision when you are upset, sad, jealous or in love.
When you wake up each morning, you can choose to be happy or choose to be sad. Unless some terrible catastrophe has occurred the night before, it is pretty much up to you. Tomorrow morning, when the sun shines through your window, choose to make it a happy day.
Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we may all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion. We are all in this life together.
Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain.
Life experience brings out different emotions and different perspectives on things. I just want to be constantly evolving.
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