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Inspirational Quotes
"When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
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"Laten we op zoek gaan naar 'vreugde' in plaats van naar eerlijk voedsel en schone lucht en een gezondere toekomst op een bewoonbare planeet! Alsof geluk volstaat om ons te beschermen tegen de gevolgen van winst-waanzin."
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"Because, no matter how old we get, we always need to believe in fairytales."
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"Life goes headlong. We chase some flying scheme, or we are hunted by some fear or command behind us. But if suddenly we encounter a friend, we pause; our heat and hurry look foolish enough; now pause, now possession, is required, and the power to swell the moment from the resources of the heart. The moment is all, in all noble relations."
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"Sometimes the greatest storms bring out the greatest beauty. Life can be a storm, but your hope is a rainbow and your friends and family are the gold."
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"It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication."
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"That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our power to do so is increased."
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"It's not a question of whether a person's been inspired by God, the only question is, has that person realized it, or not?"
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"I want to see you shoot the way you shout."
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"Open wide the mind's cage-door,She'll dart forth, and cloudward soar."
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"We at Apple had forgotten who we were. One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are."
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"Genius is among other minds what the carbuncle is among gemstones, it radiates its own light while the others only reflect what they receive."
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"I have had my vision."
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"We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe can we not take the leap?"
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"There is also a third kind of madness, which is possession by the Muses, enters into a delicate and virgin soul, and there inspiring frenzy, awakens lyric....But he, who, not being inspired and having no touch of madness in his soul, comes to the door and thinks he will get into the temple by the help of art--he, I say, and his poetry are not admitted; the sane man is nowhere at all when he enters into rivalry with the madman."
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"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further."
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"Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold."
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"Lee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management."
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"Without leaps of the imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
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"These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other hand too much effort and diligence sometimes saps the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off."
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"What lies ahead is often unknown. But keep traveling."
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"You can recreate yourself with renewal of your mindset."
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"For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments. And all the time your soul is craving and longing for something else. And in vain does the dreamer rummage about in his old dreams, raking them over as though they were a heap of cinders, looking in these cinders for some spark, however tiny, to fan it into a flame so as to warm his chilled blood by it and revive in it all that he held so dear before, all that touched his heart, that made his blood course through his veins, that drew tears from his eyes, and that so splendidly deceived him!"
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"Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness."
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"When you connect with nature, you will create yourself."
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"Your heart's strength is measured by how hard it holds on. Your self worth and faith is measured by finally letting go. However, your peace is measured by how long you don't look back."
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"He hesitated, remembering something Finnikin had said to him on their journey. That somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted."
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"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."
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"Who will you be, my Little Ones? Will you dance for the fires of your youth and run at midnight to water's edge, diving into summer's heat? Will you ride a wild mare to any thought or dream or love of your making? Will you seek the artistry of your own infatuations and explore . . ."
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"The vision is for the right time, although it takes time, wait for it , it will come true."
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"You were reserved for my future."
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"Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being."
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"Freely we serveBecause we freely love, as in our willTo love or not; in this we stand or fall."
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"So live. I'll be the nun for you. I am now."
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"By night, beloved, tie your heart to mineand let them both in dreams defeat the darkness."
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"Even if you bury me underground and put a concrete slab over the hole " one day you will wake up to find a crack in the concrete with a tiny green sprout shooting through. When you see that shoot " that will be me!"
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"The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly."
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"Wondering is the act of wise living."
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"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."
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"Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you."
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"If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare."
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"Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm."
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"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift."
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"Speak Life:You are loved.You have purpose.You are a masterpiece.You are wonderfully made.God has a great plan for you."
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"Every man needs his Siren To check his courage and strength When he hears her song In his travels through the unknown."
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"Never stop dreaming, the old king had said."Follow the omens."
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"The beauty of being alive is that each day you are given another chance to correct what you did wrong and improve on what you can do right."
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"Behind the veil of each night, there is a smiling dawn."
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"One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."
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"One of the juiciest pleasures of life is to be able to salute and embrace, as elected leaders and honored representatives, people whom you first met when they were on the run or in exile or (like Adam) in and out of jail. I was to have this experience again, and I hope to have it many more times in the future: it sometimes allows me to feel that life is full of point."
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