Quotes about life
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Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Of course, when you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
The most important thing in the world is family and love.
I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
You are the center of your universe, and you can make anything happen.
Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they're driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
I am blessed with a funny gene that makes me enjoy life.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
We have been educated into believing someone else's concept of the deity, and someone else's standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don't apologize.