Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
~ Pablo Picasso
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Quotes
A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms which became my collection of quotes.
Get busy
Get busy living, or get busy dying.
~ “Red“
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Your bullshit story
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.
~ Jordan Belfort
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You can decide
You may not control all the events that happen to you,
~ Maya Angelou
but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
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Those who matter don’t mind
Be who you are and say what you feel
~ Bernard Baruch
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind.
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Five simple rules
Five simple rules for happiness:
~ unknown
1. Free your heart from hatred
2. Free your mind from worries
3. Live simply
4. Give more
5. Expect less
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Motivation
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!
~ unknown
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Wonder and skepticism
Not only could nobody tell me, but nobody even had the sense that it was an interesting question. They looked at me funny. I asked my parents; I asked my parents’ friends; I asked other adults. None of them knew. My mother said to me, “Look, we’ve just got you a library card. Take it, get on the streetcar, go to the New Utrecht branch of the New York Public Library, get out a book and find the answer.”
~ Carl Sagan
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Gift of silence
“You have a grand gift of silence, Watson,” said he,
~ Arthur C. Doyle
“It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”
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Too much information
I’ve seen the whole world six times over
~ The Police
Sea of Japan to the cliffs of Dover,
Overkill. Overview. Over my dead body.
Over me. Over you. Over everybody.
Too much information /
Runnin’ through my brain.
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Nice people
A person who is nice to you, but is not nice to the waiter, is not a nice person.
~ unknown
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Success
You will succeed because most people are lazy.
~ unknown
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Ethics, Integrity, Courage, Dignity
• A man does the job no one else wants to do.
~ “Atticus Finch”
• A man lives with integrity every day.
• The most important form of courage is moral courage.
• Live with quiet dignity.
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Entertaining
An educated man can…
~ Brett McKay
entertain himself;
entertain a friend;
entertain a new idea.
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Two important days
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.
~ Mark Twain
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Past, Future, Present
If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
~ unknown
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
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Tired of chasing
Giving up and moving on are two very different things. There comes a point when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything, but it’s not giving up, and it’s not the end. It’s a new beginning. It’s realizing, finally, that you don’t need certain people and things and the drama they bring.
~ Marc Chernoff
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Improve your argument
My father used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.”
~ Desmond Tutu
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Caring and understanding
Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I don’t understand.
~ “Homer J. Simpson“
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Everything is temporary
Everything in life is temporary. So if things are going good, enjoy it because it won’t last forever. …and if things are going bad, don’t worry; It won’t last forever either.
~ unknown
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