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"Life only plants the seeds. It's up to us to help them grow."
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"Polish you potentials so as to shine your credentials."

"Good could become the enemy of the best. That best is possession."

"Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility."

"Growth occurs when we discover how to remain authentically ourselves in the presence of potentially threatening things. Maturity is the possession of coping skills: we can take in our stride things that previously would have knocked us off course. We are less fragile, less easily shocked and hence more capable of engaging with situations as they really are."

"The reason we have not gone to newspapers is because its a slow growth industry and I think they are dying. I'm not sure there will be newspapers in 10 years. I read newspapers every day. I even read Murdoch's Wall Street Journal."

"I have awaited a storm that should deliver me, pluck me away and now it has come softly, even without my knowledge. But it is here. While I was despairing, thinking everything lost, it was already quietly growing. I had thought that division was always an end. Now I know that growth also is division. And growth means relinquishing. And growth has no end."

"He might as well plant an oak in a flowerpot, and expect it to thrive, as imagine he can restore her to vigour in the soil of his shallow cares!"
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"Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings."

"Sometimes our dreams are affirmed in the most unlikely ways by the mostunlikely people. That's why we need to speak our commitment out loud."

"Take time for yourself. If you feel guilty eating lunch away from yourdesk or lingering in a bath, let the deprogramming begin."

"Body follows mind. If the mind compares itself to others this could lead to overtraining. Tune out what other runners do and how fast they run. Tune in, instead, to how your body wants to increase speed and distance."

"As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for "instructions."

"This is your first marathon. Possibly, you'll want it to be your last. Focus on future races draws energy from the one in front of you. Like the mileage that comprises them, train for marathons one at a time."
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