Presence, not pursuit.
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both charity and love.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; It is expressed in the choices one makes.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; True nobility is being superior to your former self.
~ Ernest Hemingway
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Life can only be understood in reverse.
~ unknown
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Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
~ A. A. Milne
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A wise man hopes things will change, but remains upbeat when things do not.
~ unknown
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Your past is a story. …and once you realize this, it has no power over you.
~ Chuck Palahniuk
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Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
~ unknown
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It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
~ Rocky Balboa, in Rocky Balboa (2006 film)
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