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"Genuine awe connects us with the world in a new way."

"Genuine awe connects us with the world in a new way."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

Awe, Connection, Wonder, World

29

"You were created, fashioned and designed in a special form to leave in the world something that did not exist before you were born!"

"You were created, fashioned and designed in a special form to leave in the world something that did not exist before you were born!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Creation, Purpose, Success, Growth

29

"Werewolf games," Mercy said solemnly, "play for keeps, or go home." She was so cute sometimes it made Adam's heart hurt."

"Werewolf games," Mercy said solemnly, "play for keeps, or go home." She was so cute sometimes it made Adam's heart hurt."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Fidelity, Loyalty, Rules, Playfulness, Commitment

29

"If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without."

"If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Wisdom, Mindset, Inner World, Reality

29

"Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right."

"Your brain forms roughly 10,000 new cells every day, but unless they hook up to preexisting cells with strong memories, they die. Serves them right."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Memory, Day, Memories, Right

29

"Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching."

"Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching."

Phil Crosby, American Author

Coach, Coaching, Job, Right

29

"I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart."

"I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart."

Alice Walker, American Author

Love, Heart, Honor, Worry

29

"If you fall into a pit, you need a ladder, not a hoe. You must climb up and not dig up. Leaders discover the right way out of limitations."

"If you fall into a pit, you need a ladder, not a hoe. You must climb up and not dig up. Leaders discover the right way out of limitations."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Leadership, Solutions, Growth, Integrity

29

"Leaders don't step on toes of dwarfs. They mount shoulders of giants."

"Leaders don't step on toes of dwarfs. They mount shoulders of giants."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Leadership, Strength, Vision, Growth

29

"It's not how you start that's important, but how well you finish!"

"It's not how you start that's important, but how well you finish!"

Jim George, American Author

Success, Effort, Determination, Goal

29

"We are so blinkered by progress, so preoccupied with where we want to go and how fast we can travel, that many of us have lost the ability to simply 'stop'."

"We are so blinkered by progress, so preoccupied with where we want to go and how fast we can travel, that many of us have lost the ability to simply 'stop'."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Mindfulness, Progress, Speed, Life

29

"Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed."

"Jealousy has always been my cross, the weakness and woundedness in me that has most often caused me to feel ugly and unlovable, like the Bad Seed."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Jealousy, Weakness, Insecurity, Pain

29

"Create your own god in your mind whom you can love, trust, and follow."

"Create your own god in your mind whom you can love, trust, and follow."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Spiritual, God, Self, Trust, Mind

29

"...people don't take trips-trips take people."

"...people don't take trips-trips take people."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Experience, Travel, Perception, Journey

29

"Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand."

"Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Genius, Divinity

29

"Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle."

"Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Lie, Man, Violence

29

"We _are_ rich,' said Anne staunchly. 'Why, we have sixteen years to our credit, and we are as happy as queens and we've all got imaginations, more or less. Look at that sea, girls - all silver and shallow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."

"We _are_ rich,' said Anne staunchly. 'Why, we have sixteen years to our credit, and we are as happy as queens and we've all got imaginations, more or less. Look at that sea, girls - all silver and shallow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Wealth, Imagination, Happiness, Nature

29

"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

29

"Understanding why so many western women are giving birth to unnaturally large babies that either damage the birth canal or will not fit down it is one of the greatest challenges to modern medicine."

"Understanding why so many western women are giving birth to unnaturally large babies that either damage the birth canal or will not fit down it is one of the greatest challenges to modern medicine."

Steven Magee, British Author

Science, Medicine, Health, Truth

29

"If we put faith in Christ Jesus, we are justified by faith in Christ."

"If we put faith in Christ Jesus, we are justified by faith in Christ."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Faith, Christ, Justification, Salvation

29

"My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers."

"My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Power, Violence, Justice, Identity

29

"When you see the sadness in life, be compassionate. When you see the darkness, become the light and be passionate."

"When you see the sadness in life, be compassionate. When you see the darkness, become the light and be passionate."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Compassion, Sadness, Light, Passion

29

"Solving the problem means helping the customer to understand why you're the best person for the job."

"Solving the problem means helping the customer to understand why you're the best person for the job."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Trust, Sales, Problem, Expertise

29

"Very few people that have installed solar photovoltaics (PV) on their home have realized that by spending an additional five thousand dollars that they can completely disconnect from the electrical utility."

"Very few people that have installed solar photovoltaics (PV) on their home have realized that by spending an additional five thousand dollars that they can completely disconnect from the electrical utility."

Steven Magee, British Author

Technology, Energy, Environment, Innovation

29

"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure."

"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Adventure, Question

29

"Stupidity is relatively harmless, but intelligent stupidity is highly dangerous"

"Stupidity is relatively harmless, but intelligent stupidity is highly dangerous"

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Wisdom, Intelligence, Danger, Foolishness

29

"To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in."

"To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in."

Henry Miller, American Author

Man, Men, Thought, Idea, Killing

29

"To win peace, fight with love not with violence."

"To win peace, fight with love not with violence."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Peace, Love, Violence, Fight

29

"A man will turn over half a library to make one book."

"A man will turn over half a library to make one book."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

29

"The Sufis are unanimous that a Guide (Sheikh) is absolutely essential, though never available on demand: 'the Sufis are not merchants'."

"The Sufis are unanimous that a Guide (Sheikh) is absolutely essential, though never available on demand: 'the Sufis are not merchants'."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Guidance, Spiritual, Leadership, Teaching

29

"Keep cool. Anger is not an argument."

"Keep cool. Anger is not an argument."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Discipline, Anger, Control, Calm, Patience

29

"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it."

"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it."

Mark Twain, American Author

Patriotism, Government, Country, Loyalty

29

"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

28

"Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never satisfied with our situation; maybe that is what's taken us so far."

"Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never satisfied with our situation; maybe that is what's taken us so far."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

28

"Fantasy is escapism, but wait... Why is this wrong? What are you escaping from, and where are you escaping to? Is the story opening windows or slamming doors? The British author G.K. Chesterton summarized the role of fantasy very well. He said its purpose was to take the everyday, commonplace world and lift it up and turn it around and show it to us from a different perspective, so that once again we see it for the first time and realize how marvelous it is. Fantasy - the ability to envisage the world in many different ways - is one of the skills that make us human."

"Fantasy is escapism, but wait... Why is this wrong? What are you escaping from, and where are you escaping to? Is the story opening windows or slamming doors? The British author G.K. Chesterton summarized the role of fantasy very well. He said its purpose was to take the everyday, commonplace world and lift it up and turn it around and show it to us from a different perspective, so that once again we see it for the first time and realize how marvelous it is. Fantasy - the ability to envisage the world in many different ways - is one of the skills that make us human."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Fantasy, Imagination, Escape, Wisdom

28

"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."

"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."

William Safire, American Author

Originality, Cliches

28

"Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt."

"Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt."

Mickey Spillane, American Author

28

"She is delightfully chaotic, a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure."

"She is delightfully chaotic, a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Love, Chaos, Beautiful, Mess, Adventure

28

"Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof."

"Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Negative, America, Europe, Proof

28

"Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies."

"Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies."

Alan Dean Foster, American Author

Reflection, People, Danger, Dawn, Evil

28

"It's daft, locking us up," said Nanny. "I'd have had us killed."That's because you're basically good," said Magrat. "The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they invent mercy."

"It's daft, locking us up," said Nanny. "I'd have had us killed."That's because you're basically good," said Magrat. "The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are guilty, which is why they invent mercy."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Ethics, Justice, Goodness, Mercy, Innocence

28

"They didn't know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. Sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. And sometimes you laugh because you're alive, when you really shouldn't be."

"They didn't know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you've got no more room for crying. Sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. And sometimes you laugh because you're alive, when you really shouldn't be."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Survival, Happiness, Truth, Life, Wisdom

28

"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

28

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest son of a bitch in the valley."

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest son of a bitch in the valley."

Joel Rosenberg, American Author

Death, Son, Fear, Evil

28

"I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time."

"I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time."

Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese Author

Time, Movies, Thought, People

28

"Motivation will almost always beat mere talent."

"Motivation will almost always beat mere talent."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

Motivational, Motivation, Talent, Will

28

"The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom."

"The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom."

Michael Lewis, American Author

Sports, Manager, Echo, World

28

"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."

"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."

Mercedes Lackey, American Author

Character, Senses

28

"Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts."

"Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts."

Clarence Day, American Author

Curiosity, Facts

28

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

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