inspirational Quotes
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We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.
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Eat that frog! If you have to eat 3 frogs, eat the biggest and uggliest one first.
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When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless.
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If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
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Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.
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There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.
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I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.
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Individuality is founded in feeling
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I don't read a lot of inspirational books for life. But for writing, I think the two best books are The War of Art and William Zinsser's On Writing Well. I read a lot of classics.
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These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we got baseball parks.
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There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.
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O Christian! do not falter, The harvest field is white, And many souls are sinking Into eternal night.
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I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.
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Write while the heat is in you. The write who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience. To achieve something you've never achieved before, you must become someone you've never been before.
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The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the adult who’s reading aloud—it’s the relationship winding between all three, bringing them together in easy harmony.
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Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting.
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The future and where we're going can be very terrifying, in some ways, but it's also really inspirational.
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In terms of changes, the spiritual mentors teach me that I must not forget those relating primarily to improve myself.
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A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their human rights and dignities. That we humans can help each other is one of our unique human capacities.
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In Africa, we were around thousands of people who have seen a lot of poverty, but they were fun at the end of the day.
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The continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.
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Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want to succeed faster, double your rate of failure.
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The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
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Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
