Quotes

A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms which became my collection of quotes.

Holidays →

Published August 31, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 31  ·  ,

One of the most reliable signs that you need a holiday is the conviction that you cannot possibly spare the time to take one.

~ Bryan Magee

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Connection →

Published August 30, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 30  ·  ,

Effort isn’t the point, impact is. If you solve the problem in three seconds but have the guts to share it with me, it’s still art. And if you move ten thousand pounds of granite but the result doesn’t connect with me, I’m sorry for your calluses, but you haven’t made art, at least not art for me.

~ Seth Godin

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Imagination →

Published August 29, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 29  ·  ,

We think we understand the rules when we become adults, but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination.

~ David Lynch

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Feeling →

Published August 28, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 28  ·  

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

~ Charlie Chaplin

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Transformative →

Published August 27, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 27  ·  , ,

I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.

~ Elizabeth Gilbert

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Love and loyalty →

Published August 26, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 26  ·  , ,

It’s easier to desire and pursue the attention of tens of millions of total strangers than it is to accept the love and loyalty of the people closest to us.

~ William Gibson

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Malice →

Published August 25, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 25  ·  ,

Any sufficiently advanced negligence is indistinguishable from malice.

~ Deb Chachra

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Wonders →

Published August 24, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 24  ·  , ,

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therein to be content.

~ Helen Keller

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Love versus violence →

Published August 23, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 23  ·  ,

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.

~ John Lennon

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Choose wisely →

Published August 22, 2023  ·  All posts on Aug 22  ·  ,

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.

~ Roy T. Bennett

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