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"We're children. We're supposed to be childish."

"We're children. We're supposed to be childish."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Life, Childhood, Playfulness, Innocence, Freedom

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"They are both spectacular, Life and death."

"They are both spectacular, Life and death."

Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Philosopher

Life, Death, Contrast, Reality

25

"Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence."

"Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Life, God, Anarchy, Excellence

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"I'm oxygen and he's dying to breathe."

"I'm oxygen and he's dying to breathe."

Tahereh Mafi, Iranian Author

Life, Metaphor, Existence, Dependence

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"Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill."

"Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill."

Harper Lee, American Novelist

Life, Summer, Childhood, Memory, Joy

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"Never feel sorry or down on your luck when life knocks you down. Do your best to get up. Don't throw in the towel never say that's enough you can get through it. This you just have to be toughand believe in the greatness and perseverance you have in YOU."

"Never feel sorry or down on your luck when life knocks you down. Do your best to get up. Don't throw in the towel never say that's enough you can get through it. This you just have to be toughand believe in the greatness and perseverance you have in YOU."

Angie karan, British Author

Life, Perseverance, Strength, Inspirational, Today

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"I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible... and enjoying everything in between."

"I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible... and enjoying everything in between."

Mia Farrow, American Actress

Life, Losing, Now

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"A fulfilling life is different to each person. You have to acknowledge your dreams, and not just wait for life to happen, and opportunities to come knocking at your door."

"A fulfilling life is different to each person. You have to acknowledge your dreams, and not just wait for life to happen, and opportunities to come knocking at your door."

Joan Lunden, American Celebrity

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"We were created to live a life of prayer."

"We were created to live a life of prayer."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Life, Created, Live, Philosophy

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"Every day, do one thing to help someone without expecting anything in return."

"Every day, do one thing to help someone without expecting anything in return."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Life, Helping, Give, Others

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"In France, I learned about wine and cheese."

"In France, I learned about wine and cheese."

Walter Wager, American Novelist

Life, France, Wine

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"Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck."

"Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck."

Joss Whedon, American Writer

Life, Observation, Truth, Happiness

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"As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them."

"As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being different to them."

Orhan Pamuk, Turkish Novelist

Life, Individual, Self-Acceptance, Difference, Identity

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"No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life."

"No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life."

Thomas Dewey, American Politician

Life, Money, Man, Office

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"The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race."

"The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race."

Charles Bradlaugh, English Activist

Life, People, Hope, Abuse

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"Life is too short to have debts and doubts, Pay the bills, no regrets, be up and about."

"Life is too short to have debts and doubts, Pay the bills, no regrets, be up and about."

Ana Claudia Antunes, Brazilian Singer

Life, Regret, Responsibility, Happiness

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"Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way."

"Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way."

Ted Levine, American Actor

Life, People, Succeed

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"Life doesn't need magic to be magical.(But a little bit sure doesn't hurt.)"

"Life doesn't need magic to be magical.(But a little bit sure doesn't hurt.)"

Laini Taylor, American Novelist

Life, Magic, Wonder, Appreciation

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"You can get all A's and still flunk life."

"You can get all A's and still flunk life."

Walker Percy, American Writer

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"Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you."

"Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

Life, Aging, Death, Growth

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"I pastor a very large church in western Australia. We have about - over 2,000 people, which we have a Bible school, community services, a lot of things linked with it. So my life's very full today. Not enough days in the week."

"I pastor a very large church in western Australia. We have about - over 2,000 people, which we have a Bible school, community services, a lot of things linked with it. So my life's very full today. Not enough days in the week."

Margaret Smith Court, Australian Athlete

Life, People, Church, Bible

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"Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life."

"Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life."

Joe Clark, Canadian Scientist

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"Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you had once been. When things are not going your way, you will start doubting yourself. Stay positive, keep the faith, and keep moving forward " your breakthrough may be just around the corner."

"Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you had once been. When things are not going your way, you will start doubting yourself. Stay positive, keep the faith, and keep moving forward " your breakthrough may be just around the corner."

Roy T. Bennett, American Author

Life, Change, Power, Truth, Today

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"One of the great joys of my life has been to travel around the world and meet thousands of Christians in every country."

"One of the great joys of my life has been to travel around the world and meet thousands of Christians in every country."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Life, Cheerfulness, Great, Happiness

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"Allowing yourself to be a conduit for opportunity requires a brand new outlook on life. Lady fortune cannot enter a locked door, you know. And contrary to that well known saying, she has rarely been known to knock."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Life, Opportunity, Fortune, Change

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"Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness."

"Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness."

B. H. Liddell Hart, British Historian

Life, War, Hope, Loss

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"There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall his life be taken away before he knoweth that he hath it."

"There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall his life be taken away before he knoweth that he hath it."

Charles Mackay, British Poet

Life, Nature, Death, Nothing

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"The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited."

"The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Life, Identity, Self, Purpose

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"Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the deeper significance of human existence."

"Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the deeper significance of human existence."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

Life, Reflection, Existence, Wisdom

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"If you want a meaningful life for yourself don't ask "What can the world offer to me?" but "What can I offer to the world?"

"If you want a meaningful life for yourself don't ask "What can the world offer to me?" but "What can I offer to the world?"

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Life, Contribution, Purpose, Service

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"I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me."

"I wouldn't write anything autobiographical. If you've lived a life like Laurence of Arabia, it might be a consideration, but otherwise it's a little bit vain, it seems to me."

James Lee Burke, American Author

Life, Consideration

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"My father managed to change his entire life after I wrote a novel about his brutal regime as a family man. It took resoluteness and courage for my father to change, and I need to acknowledge that."

"My father managed to change his entire life after I wrote a novel about his brutal regime as a family man. It took resoluteness and courage for my father to change, and I need to acknowledge that."

Pat Conroy, American Writer

Life, Father, Wisdom, Learning, Love

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"When Jordan was a baby he sat on top of me much as a fly rests on a hill of dung. And I nourished him as a hill of dung nourishes a fly, and when he had eaten his fill he left me.Jordan...I should have named him after a stagnant pond and then I could have kept him, but I named him after a river and in the flood-tide he slipped away."

"When Jordan was a baby he sat on top of me much as a fly rests on a hill of dung. And I nourished him as a hill of dung nourishes a fly, and when he had eaten his fill he left me.Jordan...I should have named him after a stagnant pond and then I could have kept him, but I named him after a river and in the flood-tide he slipped away."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

Life, Childhood, Memory, Loss, River

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"Composing is my life blood."

"Composing is my life blood."

Morton Gould, American Musician

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"The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart."

"The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart."

Annie Dillard, American Author

Life, Heart, Living, Worth

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"Learn to take sin seriously-be on guard against it and resist its tug, fight its power. But most of all learn to take the Holy Spirit seriously, calling on Him to help you overcome sin's power and live a holy and godly life."

"Learn to take sin seriously-be on guard against it and resist its tug, fight its power. But most of all learn to take the Holy Spirit seriously, calling on Him to help you overcome sin's power and live a holy and godly life."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Life, Power, Take, Strength

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"The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite."

"The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Life, Appearance, Being, Fact

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"Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one."

"Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Life, Conquest, Self

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"Jesus was a bachelor and never lived with a woman. Surely living with a woman is one of the most difficult things a man has to do, and he never did it."

"Jesus was a bachelor and never lived with a woman. Surely living with a woman is one of the most difficult things a man has to do, and he never did it."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

Life, Bachelors, Lifestyle, Observation, Human

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"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."

"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Life, Balance, Man

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"Life is long, and sometimes cruel. Sometimes victims are needed. Someone has to take on that role. And human bodies are fragile, easily damaged. Cut them, and they bleed."

"Life is long, and sometimes cruel. Sometimes victims are needed. Someone has to take on that role. And human bodies are fragile, easily damaged. Cut them, and they bleed."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Life, Cruelty, Sensitivity, Humanity

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"Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins."

"Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Life, Despair, Fate, Needs

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"How come life is so important in the nine months before birth, but then we sort of forget about the importance, we're not worried about whether that baby lives in poverty once he or she is born."

"How come life is so important in the nine months before birth, but then we sort of forget about the importance, we're not worried about whether that baby lives in poverty once he or she is born."

Birch Bayh, American Politician

Life, Baby, Forget, Importance

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"I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life."

"I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life."

Esther Forbes, American Author

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"I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further."

"I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further."

James Van Der Beek, American Actor

Life, Open, Romantic, Talk

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"I will sacrifice today for tomorrow."

"I will sacrifice today for tomorrow."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Sacrifice, Future, Purpose, Patience

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"But there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering."

"But there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Life, Vitality, Energy, Nerves

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"I don't want to be a passenger in my own life."

"I don't want to be a passenger in my own life."

Diane Ackerman, American Poet

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"Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two."

"Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two."

Brenda Ueland, American Writer

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"One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life."

"One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Life, Trust, People

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