Milan Kundera Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Natural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur.
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Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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We sing inspirational songs, songs of praise and worship, and about how good and how big God is. We are magnifying the Lord.
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Watching my family work so hard has been so inspirational, and I think I really got their work ethic.
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We learn about MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Take that same speech and put it in the voice of a woman. Would it be as inspirational? Would it have as much gravitas to it?
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Brand is not a product, that's for sure; it's not one item. It's an idea, it's a theory, it's a meaning, it's how you carry yourself. It's aspirational, it's inspirational.
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It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes
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To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.
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I come from a people who gave the Ten Commandments to the world. Time has come to strenghten them by three additional ones, which we ought to adopt and commit ourselves to: thou shall not be a perpetrator; thou shall not be a victim; and thou shall never, but never, be a bystander.
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Power is not given to you. You have to take it.
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Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
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If you know the differences between an oak and a poplar, a spruce and a pine, down to the needles... you are able to paint that tree with more conviction, even if done with a few broad strokes.
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Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of anesthetic. Dreams reflected the ambient anxiety. One German dreamed that an SA man came to his home and opened the door to his oven, which then repeated every negative remark the household had made against the government.
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When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.
