Quotes about life
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When I was younger I made it a rule never to take strong drink before lunch. It is now my rule never to do so before breakfast.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
My education was dismal. I went to a series of schools for mentally disturbed teachers.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you.
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Life is about making plans from which you deviate, almost always. If you are lucky, you do come up with a plan.
One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.
I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
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.
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.
Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference.
I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
My goal in my career is to inspire people, is to get my music out there and have people enjoy it, and have people think of me as an inspirational artist.
How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.
Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.
When you read about the lives of other people, people of different circumstances or similar circumstances, you are part of their lives for that moment. You inhabit their lives, and you feel what they're feeling, and that is compassion. If we see that reading does allow us that, we see how absolutely essential reading is.
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