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"Emergency dance party--go away."

"Emergency dance party--go away."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Playfulness, Fun, Freedom, Dance, Escape

31

"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Faith, God, Possession, Spiritual

31

"I love the way you make me feel. I was incomplete without you."

"I love the way you make me feel. I was incomplete without you."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Love, Emotion, Connection, Affection

31

"Peace is not the absence of chaos. It is the presence of tranquility and joy in the midst of chaos."

"Peace is not the absence of chaos. It is the presence of tranquility and joy in the midst of chaos."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Peace, Absence, Chaos, Tranquility

31

"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again."

"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

31

"In a digitally connected world a byte of data can boost or bite your brand."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Branding, Data, Impact, Technology

31

"A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two succubuses. Succubusees? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course."

"A succubus on the set. Strike that, the health-conscious kid sister made it two succubuses. Succubusees? Succubi? Stupid Latin correspondence course."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Humor, Language, Fiction, Creativity

31

"An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."

"An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it."

Orlando A. Battista, Canadian Author

31

"Spirituality, sexuality and curiosity are the three pillars of Modern Human Consciousness."

"Spirituality, sexuality and curiosity are the three pillars of Modern Human Consciousness."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Consciousness, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational, Power

31

"Noah had wandered down the aisle, but now he gleefully returned with a snow globe. He stood behind Ronan until he pushed off the shelf to admire the atrocity. "Glitter," whispered Noah reverentially, giving it a shake."

"Noah had wandered down the aisle, but now he gleefully returned with a snow globe. He stood behind Ronan until he pushed off the shelf to admire the atrocity. "Glitter," whispered Noah reverentially, giving it a shake."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Playfulness, Joy, Wonder, Childlike

31

"Right time, right place, right moment."

"Right time, right place, right moment."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Philosophy, Time, Opportunity, Moment, Decision

31

"I am not even an atheist so much as an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. Reviewing the false claims of religion I do not wish, as some sentimental materialists affect to wish, that they were true. I do not envy believers their faith. I am relieved to think that the whole story is a sinister fairy tale; life would be miserable if what the faithful affirmed was actually true.... There may be people who wish to live their lives under cradle-to-grave divine supervision, a permanent surveillance and monitoring. But I cannot imagine anything more horrible or grotesque."

"I am not even an atheist so much as an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful. Reviewing the false claims of religion I do not wish, as some sentimental materialists affect to wish, that they were true. I do not envy believers their faith. I am relieved to think that the whole story is a sinister fairy tale; life would be miserable if what the faithful affirmed was actually true.... There may be people who wish to live their lives under cradle-to-grave divine supervision, a permanent surveillance and monitoring. But I cannot imagine anything more horrible or grotesque."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Criticism, Religion, Atheism, Truth

31

"Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai [carry] the half-truth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts."

"Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai [carry] the half-truth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts."

Robert Jordan, American Author

Deception, Lies, Truth, Oath, Implication

31

"The way of war was the invention of heavenly beings."

"The way of war was the invention of heavenly beings."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Myth, War, Power, Truth, Wisdom

31

"Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you've never been hurt."

"Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you've never been hurt."

Mark Twain, American Author

Inspirational, Work, Dance, Love, Pain

31

"A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself."

"A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

31

"Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story."

"Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Storytelling, Trust, Truth, Life

31

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Earth, Heaven, Will

31

"What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is armed robbery and theft becomes the order of the day."

"What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is armed robbery and theft becomes the order of the day."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Ethics, Culture, Wealth, Greed, Values

31

"When you love your work then it isn't work, it's your love affair."

"When you love your work then it isn't work, it's your love affair."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Passion, Love, Work, Happiness

31

"The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more."

"The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more."

Colleen McCullough, Australian Author

Man, Men, Being

31

"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

30

"Every true leader is a true follower. Every true follower is a true leader. You are followed because of the dreams you pursue, you pursue others because of the dreams they follow!"

"Every true leader is a true follower. Every true follower is a true leader. You are followed because of the dreams you pursue, you pursue others because of the dreams they follow!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Leadership, Leader, Follower, Dreams, Purpose

30

"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."

"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

30

"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Pliny The Elder, Roman Author

Certainty, Nothing

30

"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."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Power, People, Man

30

"Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness."

"Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness."

Kate DiCamillo, American Author

Books, Light, Wilderness, Writers

30

"When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship."

"When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Marriage, Sacrifice, Unity

30

"Imagination is the gatekeeper of the human soul."

"Imagination is the gatekeeper of the human soul."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Gender, Truth, Social, Life

30

"The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb."

"The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Family, Mother, Man, Religious

30

"Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything."

"Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

30

"No candidate can win a presidential race advocating gay marriage and opposing the military action in Iraq."

"No candidate can win a presidential race advocating gay marriage and opposing the military action in Iraq."

Dick Morris, American Author

Marriage, Action, Gay, Iraq

30

"Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers."

"Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers."

Simon Sinek, British Author

Leadership, Sacrifice, People First

30

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."

Aesop, Greek Author

Self-control, Fire, Water

30

"I find myself saying briefly and prosaically that it is much more important to be oneself than anything else. Do not dream of influencing other people, I would say, if I knew how to make it sound exalted. Think of things in themselves."

"I find myself saying briefly and prosaically that it is much more important to be oneself than anything else. Do not dream of influencing other people, I would say, if I knew how to make it sound exalted. Think of things in themselves."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Identity, Self, Authenticity, Influence

30

"Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child."

"Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child."

Phyllis McGinley, American Author

30

"Man made God in his own image."

"Man made God in his own image."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Philosophy, God, Perception, Humanity

30

"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth."

"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth."

Martha Beck, American Author

Truth, Soul, May, Nothing

30

"It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning."

"It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning."

George Orwell, British Author

Fear, Country, Democracy, Meaning

30

"Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap."

"Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap."

Sheryl Sandberg, American Author

Career, Risk-Taking, Ambition, Gender Equality

30

"Life is an open book, with the potential to become whatever can be comprehended."

"Life is an open book, with the potential to become whatever can be comprehended."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Life, Potential, Possibility, Growth

30

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living."

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living."

Miriam Beard, American Author

Change, Travel, Ideas, Deep

30

"Every Christian must subject the rule of King Jesus Christ."

"Every Christian must subject the rule of King Jesus Christ."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Faith, Christian, Rule, King, Jesus

30

"It is not impossible to live in love, with love, for love and then become love."

"It is not impossible to live in love, with love, for love and then become love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Love, Possible, Impossible

30

"People first, then money, then things."

"People first, then money, then things."

Suze Orman, American Author

Money, People, First

30

"Every choice you make has an end result."

"Every choice you make has an end result."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Choice, End, Result

30

"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do."

"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do."

Ted Nelson, American Author

Computer, Computers, News

30

"Feel the joy of life when you cry,when you smile, love or feel shy."

"Feel the joy of life when you cry,when you smile, love or feel shy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Life, Love, Emotion, Joy

30

"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

30

"No" works just fine as a complete sentence. You don't have to explain yourself.I said no, then stopped talking."

"No" works just fine as a complete sentence. You don't have to explain yourself.I said no, then stopped talking."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Assertiveness, Boundaries, Confidence, Self

30

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