Quotes about life
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So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.
Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle — my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.
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.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
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.
Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty.
We turn off the TV, video games and computer — except for homework — during the week. The TV's reserved for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday just because that's the time to do homework, and it makes it that much less chaotic in our house.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
I don't spend much time looking back at what happened. I do remember it, but I don't see any purpose of wanting to look back.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
You don't want to have any negativity in your life. Continue to push. Continue to be patient. And when your time comes, then you've got to do everything you can, that's all.
I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom — how great is that?
Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.
I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
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.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
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