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Quotes by Australian Authors
"Because today, I think I'm leaning on the side of wonder."
"If nothing lasts then everything has meaning. If everything dies that means we actually live."
"When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others."
"How unladylike of you to mention such a thing."
"And we all end up where we started."
"The gesture was so tight with rage she feared she'd snap and crack the world in two."
"Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going."
"Life is always easier when lived for others, and living for others is the best way I know to live for yourself."
"Plateaus are a manifestation of the law of diminishing returns, and when we reach one it simply means that it is time to adjust our methods."
"Eternally the embers glow masterfully fueled by lovers passion."
"Do not get caught pursuing the goals of who you used to be instead of who you are."
"Mastery does not exist."
"Altering your perspective can provide you the luxury of seeing things for what they are, not what you wish them to be."
"We see that happiness is not comfort. Happiness is the freedom to choose one's own way."
"I would never normally approach a woman in this way, but I couldn't help but notice that you have the eyes of a lady I was once desperately in love with. ""What a shame to love only once," she said, showing her white teeth in a wicked smile. "I've heard some men can manage twice or even more."I ignored her gibe. "I am only a fool once. Never will I love again."
"Twin flames burn eternal. Destine to shine bright in a united embrace that is set to last for an eternity."
"She taught me I should never do anything in private I did not want talked about in public, and cautioned me not to talk in my sleep."
"It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story."
"If not for him, I would never have become the man I am today. I ask that you not hold it against him. He meant well."
"It's not important to how the band functions or to what we do. That's just many people's opinions on what they see. A lot of people project stuff on you, but that's okay."
"When it was over, she gathered him in her arms. And told him the terrible irony of her life.That she had wanted to be dead all those years while her brother had been alive. That had been her sin.And this was her penance.Wanting to live when everyone else seemed dead."
"The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?"
"Never surrender to you're passions. Dream and live to excess."
"Just ask how I'm feeling, I want to say. Just ask and I may tell you.But no one does."
"Colour me with you're intentions."
"It's against the rules of humanity to believe there is nothing we can do."
"I train Jiu Jitsu because I recognize that I am a piece of the whole, and as I grow so does that which contains me. The whole of man advances with the growth of a single individual. Every life I influence is benefited from the fact that I have devoted such a large portion of my life to this pursuit. I will be a better husband, father, and whatever other future roles I may hold because of my time in this sport. In making me a better man, I know that society as a whole is improved."
"If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it."
"We must not learn to try harder. The key is to learn how not to try in the first place."
"There is an opportunity cost for everything we do. This is why we must have the awareness to ensure that what we are pursuing is really what we value, because the pursuit leaves countless lost opportunities in its wake. We choose one experience at the sacrifice of all other experiences."
"Love for you dances within & around my core of being as regular as the beat of my heart. As certain as the draw and release of each breath."
"There's not much you need to know about the world. Except how to use a sword and trust very few."
"Tell me you're truth. I'm listening."
"The very fact that you can observe this thinking mind is proof that you are not this thinking mind."
"Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason."
"I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me."
"You have to give yourself permission to be happy. Nobody else can give it to you."
"The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing."
"I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one's own limitations."
"We're not eight kingdoms, but an entire land with one heartbeat. It's why people like you and I need to record our people's stories so we can find those moments when our paths cross, and only then will we know true peace."
"Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought."
"Relationships formed through Jiu Jitsu are deeply rooted in respect for one another, and this is often not the case in matters of modern society."
"Losing Foxen was bad. It would leave her blind and lonely in the dark. Being trapped beneath the pipes and choking out her life was awful too. But neither of those things were wrong."
"President-elect Bush spoke in a forceful and candid manner that it is his passion that all children should have access to a first class education."
"I believe,I have faith,I trust,In me,In you,In us."
"She didn't know any better. Nobody had ever told her that she couldn't. Because of this, she moved through the city like some faerie creature. She walked roads no one else could see, and it made her music wild and strange and free."
"When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it."
"Never stop believing that your dreams are eternal."
"Every opportunity with another was an opportunity to serve my fellow man. Every moment alone was a chance to grow and become more of who I already was. I instantly felt how great a life could be, and that was only made possible by service toward others."
"We will never have an expiration date. Our love is destined to exist forever."
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