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"If you are not aware of the goal of your living, what will you do you when your children grow up and leave the house?"

"If you are not aware of the goal of your living, what will you do you when your children grow up and leave the house?"

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Parenting, Purpose, Future, Awareness

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"I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel."

"I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel."

Colleen McCullough, Australian Author

Question, Want, Will, Writing

19

"Simplicity is the best strategy.Reciprocity is the best policy."

"Simplicity is the best strategy.Reciprocity is the best policy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Simplicity, Strategy, Policy

19

"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives."

"The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Communication, Quality

19

"A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."

"A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."

Annie Dillard, American Author

Time, Chaos, Labor, Whim

19

"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in."

"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

19

"Til shade is gone, til water is goneInto the shadow with teeth baredScreaming defiance with the last breathTo spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day."

"Til shade is gone, til water is goneInto the shadow with teeth baredScreaming defiance with the last breathTo spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day."

Robert Jordan, American Author

Oath, Defiance, Shadow, Courage, Death

19

"Life is magical for a lover."

"Life is magical for a lover."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Inspirational, Life, Love, Magic, Journey

19

"It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times."

"It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can "take over" as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Change, Ideas, Newzealander

19

"'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you."

"'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you."

Tim Ferriss, American Author

Motivation, Procrastination, Dreams, Action

19

"No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself."

"No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself."

Anthony Trollope, English Author

19

"Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots."

"Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Change, Opinions, Principles

19

"Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law."

"Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Emotional, Hatred, Law, Man

19

"True education gives you power. Education and experience make you wise."

"True education gives you power. Education and experience make you wise."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wisdom, Power, Experience, Education

19

"All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation."

"All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation."

George Eliot, British Author

Interpretation, Key

19

"Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life."

"Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life."

Martha Beck, American Author

Life, People, Children, Revolution

18

"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Courage, Madness

18

"In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect."

"In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Society, Effect, Piety, Wrong

18

"I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place."

"I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place."

Donald Davis, American Author

Time, Dream, Hope, Fight

18

"Your perception about the world creates your thoughts, your thoughts create your desires and intention, and your intentions manifest as your reality."

"Your perception about the world creates your thoughts, your thoughts create your desires and intention, and your intentions manifest as your reality."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Philosophy, Perception, Thoughts, Desires, Reality

18

"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again."

"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again."

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Power, People, Man

18

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Love, War, Battle, End

18

"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe."

"People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe."

Simon Sinek, British Author

Business, Branding, Purpose

18

"Do you earn for others to burn? Why not GIVE as you LIVE, so that when you die, the world will cry."

"Do you earn for others to burn? Why not GIVE as you LIVE, so that when you die, the world will cry."

R.V.M., Indian Author

Giving, Life, Legacy, Love

18

"Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it."

"Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it."

Thomas Harris, American Author

Problem-solving, Hunting, Pleasure

18

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise."

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise."

Robert Fritz, American Author

Choice, Choices, Compromise, Want

18

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Intelligence, Time, Ideas, Ability

18

"Too much alleged 'fantasy' is just empty sugar, life with the crusts cut off."

"Too much alleged 'fantasy' is just empty sugar, life with the crusts cut off."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Critique, Truth, Regret, Power, Life

18

"The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today."

"The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today."

Lewis Carroll, English Author

Logic, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

18

"You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought."

"You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought."

Emmet Fox, American Author

Thought, Negative

18

"Choose to be happy and make inner peace your mission is the best way to live life. Now organize your life to attain these."

"Choose to be happy and make inner peace your mission is the best way to live life. Now organize your life to attain these."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Happiness, Peace, Mission, Organize

18

"No matter what we call it, poison is still poison, death is still death, and industrial civilization is still causing the greatest mass extinction in the history of the planet."

"No matter what we call it, poison is still poison, death is still death, and industrial civilization is still causing the greatest mass extinction in the history of the planet."

Derrick Jensen, American Author

Death, History, Civilization, Poison

18

"Change is the end result of all true learning."

"Change is the end result of all true learning."

Leo Buscaglia, American Author

Change, End, Learning, Result

18

"If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting."

"If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting."

Abraham Cahan, Lithuanian Author

Education, God, Study

18

"If you try to forget it, nothing can erase a memory."

"If you try to forget it, nothing can erase a memory."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Reflection, Memory, Forgetting, Time

18

"I live in the paradise of my imagination."

"I live in the paradise of my imagination."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Paradise, Imagination, Mind

18

"Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die."

"Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die."

Stan Dale, American Author

18

"Happiness is not found in success, but it is found in the essence and byproduct of success."

"Happiness is not found in success, but it is found in the essence and byproduct of success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Happiness, Success, Life, Essence

18

"Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit."

"Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit."

Napolean Hill, American Author

Strength, Failure, Adversity

18

"The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved."

"The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Life, Success, Battle, Difficulties

18

"Every man wants to be appreciated, so do not just commend your secretary, commend your wife at home tooThe world judges people by money and status in the society, educational achievements, even racial background, this is unfortunate."

"Every man wants to be appreciated, so do not just commend your secretary, commend your wife at home tooThe world judges people by money and status in the society, educational achievements, even racial background, this is unfortunate."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Reflection, Appreciation, Commend, Society, Values

18

"Life cannot deny you of what you desired when you are committed to your dreams."

"Life cannot deny you of what you desired when you are committed to your dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Desire, Life, Commitment, Dreams

18

"If you believe in your sacred self, you can build a strong tower."

"If you believe in your sacred self, you can build a strong tower."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Sacred, Believe, Build, Strength

18

"Boot camp sucks - SEAL training sucks - but you know what? That's what makes you good."

"Boot camp sucks - SEAL training sucks - but you know what? That's what makes you good."

David Goggins, American Author

Over, Training, Adversity, Improvement

18

"No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents."

"No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

18

"It's embarrassing to be involved in the same business as the mainstream comic thing. It's still very embarrassing to tell other adults that I draw comic books - their instant, preconceived notions of what that means."

"It's embarrassing to be involved in the same business as the mainstream comic thing. It's still very embarrassing to tell other adults that I draw comic books - their instant, preconceived notions of what that means."

Daniel Clowes, American Author

Business, Books

18

"But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. - Hazel Grace Lancaster."

"But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. - Hazel Grace Lancaster."

John Green, American Author

Mental Health, Depression, Death, Truth, Life

18

"If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one."

"If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Critique, SelfHelp, Industry, Effectiveness, Growth

18

"Good music will make you forget all your misery."

"Good music will make you forget all your misery."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Music, Forget, Misery, Joy

18

"Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it."

"Through travel I first became aware of the outside world; it was through travel that I found my own introspective way into becoming a part of it."

Eudora Welty, American Author

Travel, First, World

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