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Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.
Life is short, and it is here to be lived.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
There is no true healing unless there is a change in outlook, peace of mind and inner happiness
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
The experience of others adds to our knowledge, but not to our wisdom; that is dearer bought.
if I were to begin my life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.
The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.
Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.
The school asks a person who has achieved a certain level of career success to give you a speech telling you that career success is not important.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round" - 1 Nephi 10:19
There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.
To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'
Power is not given to you. You have to take it.
When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.
One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't.
Genius is knowing to stay silent as others demonstrate their ignorance.
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself.
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.
The one thing all famous authors, world class athletes, business tycoons, singers, actors, and celebrated achievers in any field have in common is that they all began their journeys when they were none of these things.
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you.
Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
Remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.
And it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.
If music be the food of love, play on.
Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.
The most happy marriage I can picture or imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.
Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
Challenge is the core and the mainspring of all human activity. If there's an ocean, we cross it; if there's a disease, we cure it; if there's a wrong, we right it; if there's a record, we break it; and finally, if there's a mountain, we climb it.
For the ocean is big and my boat is small. Find the courage.
You don't have to put an age limit on your dreams.
Procrastination is opportunity's assassin.
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.
Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.
There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows, Christianity empowers its people to sit in the midst of this world’s sorrows, tasting the coming joy.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres.
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring these laws, the bee flies anyway.
Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
I've never began any important venture for which I felt adequate prepared
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love.
A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice.
I grew up on the beach and played side-out scoring all my life, but rally scoring is better for our sport. There is pressure on every play. You can't make a mistake, but that also means your opponent can't make a mistake. It makes the matches more exciting to watch.
Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.
It is only perfection in the foundations that can lead to mastery of the whole...'Talent is Work'
Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends
A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
Confidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person.
It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful.
The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.
What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.
I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.
The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher's dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn't fit.
I'm going to tell you the story about the geese which fly 5,000 miles from Canada to France.
I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.
People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.
There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays to the devil.
Some of the finest moral intuitions come to quite humble people. The visiting of lofty ideas doesn't depend on formal schooling.
Books may well be the only true magic.
Sometimes when almost everything is wrong, one thing is so right you would do it all again.
Burning one hectare of grassland gives off more, and more damaging, pollutants than 6,000 cars. And we are burning in Africa, every single year, more than one billion hectares.
Family matters. Family are the only people who will tell you when you're getting off the tracks a little. Surround yourself with people who love theLord, love themselves and love you, and you can't really fail.
Truth is simple, requiring neither study nor art.
Dreams are essential to life.
My heart is still a leather jacket I am waiting to give to someone sweet.
Last night I saw your ghost pedalling a bicycle with a basket towards a moon as full as my heavy head and I wanted nothing more than to be sitting in that basket like ET with my glowing heart glowing right through my chest and my glowing finger pointing in the direction of our home.
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.
Be Here Now is all about being present and not fearing what you don't know.
It seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I'm from the East. For me it isn't really important. I've only ever known myself as a woman.
Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.
