Quotes about life
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Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
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.
Time is long but life is short.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
I might have lived long enough to learn all this in the long haul, but I would have been just another soul taking up time and space for a long spell before I learned.
Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day — as long as you treat it that way.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it.
Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.
Some people come into our life as a blessing, while others come into our life as a lesson, so love them for who they are instead of judging them for who they are not.
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