"My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water." Marilyn French |
"People give one another things that can't be gift wrapped." Nadine Gordimer |
"Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar." Antonio Villaraigosa |
"There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." Malcolm X |
"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." Alan Watts |
"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." Helen Keller |
"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self." Charles Dickens |
"Don't be a fish; be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit ground." Kim Young-ha |
"Control is not real, and I'm really understanding that every day. It's about the acceptance of relinquishing control that makes it powerful for you." SZA |
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less." Marie Curie |
"You just do the best you can with what you've got and sometimes magic strikes." Sally Field |
"There is something insane about a lack of doubt. Doubt - to me, anyway - is what makes you human, and without doubt, even the righteous lose their grip, not only on reality but also on their humanity." Tilda Swinton |
"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character." Heraclitus |
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." Colin Powell |
"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life." William Morris |
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." Phyllis Diller |
"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power." Rene Descartes |
"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank |
"The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it." Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
"Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you." Zadie Smith |
"Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing." BD Wong |
"Everyone experiences different parts of themselves at different times, these different parts of themselves that come out in different settings." Amandla Stenberg |
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today." Elbert Hubbard |
"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing." Socrates |
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." Helen Keller |
"We are all tied to our destiny and there is no way we can liberate ourselves." Rita Hayworth |
"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect." Oscar Wilde |
"Without music, life would be a mistake." Friedrich Nietzsche |
"The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire." Richard M. Nixon |
"I think just because life is hard, it does seem fun to have a break and laugh about things, so I think in the end, my instincts go there." Joan Cusack |
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