inspirational Quotes
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I hold the line, the line of strength that pulls me from the fear.
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If I were God, or the sultan, or just the chief justice, this prescription for change would look very different from what I propose here. Citizens United would be overturned. Voting rights protections would be restored. Partisan gerrymandering would be legislated and litigated into oblivion. The Electoral College might be dissolved. But to paraphrase former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, you don't wage de-devolution with the power you wish for; you wage it with the power you have. As a matter of both political reality and human mortality, the Supreme Court is out of reach for a generation. To protect democracy, we must otherwise intervene. This manifesto, therefore, is a platform for change built of six wholly unrelated planks--economic, regulatory, militant, educational, inspirational, harmonious--to counter the forces of ruinous fragmentation. . .
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I wish I could say something classy and inspirational, but that just wouldn't be our style. ... Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever.
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The more one lives alone on the river or in the open country, the clearer it becomes that nothing is more beautiful or great than to perform the ordinary duties of one's daily life simply and naturally.
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My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
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Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.
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A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.
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It made me realize again how complicated being a mother is. You have 50 million heartbreaking moments, and 100 million beautiful, joyous ones.
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Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
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Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.
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Most men ebb and flow in wretchedness between the fear of death and the hardship of life; they are unwilling to live, and yet they do not know how to die.
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
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The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
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Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
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Make bold moves toward your dreams each day, refuse to stop and nothing can stop you.
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Triumphant hours are the Lark's
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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.
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It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of the country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.
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The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're all inspirational religious leaders and smart tacticians. It would be nice to find the Muslim Gandhi, wouldn't it?
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Comfort kills! If your goal in life is to be comfortable, I guarantee two things. First, you will never be rich. Second, you will never be happy. Happiness doesn't come from living a lukewarm life, always wondering what could have been. Happiness comes as a result of being in our natural state of growth and living up to our fullest potential.
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It's just that...I just think that some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It's the universe's way of providing contrast, you know? There have to be a few holes in the road. It's how life is.
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Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests.
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The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
