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"If there were such a thing as an inter-city thieving contest, Ankh-Morpork would bring home the trophy and probably everyone's wallets."

"If there were such a thing as an inter-city thieving contest, Ankh-Morpork would bring home the trophy and probably everyone's wallets."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Crime, Humor, Truth, Wisdom, Power

25

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity."

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Success, Opportunity, Nothing

25

"Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand."

"Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand."

George Eliot, British Author

Fate, Destiny, Sarcasm, Drama

25

"To be prosperous you must discover your gifting's, potentials and talents."

"To be prosperous you must discover your gifting's, potentials and talents."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Purpose, Prosperity, Gifts, Talents, Faith

25

"It is not beauty that makes you strong--it is adversity."

"It is not beauty that makes you strong--it is adversity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Adversity, Beauty, Strength

25

"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness."

"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

Forgiveness, Peace

25

"Live your greatest dreams."

"Live your greatest dreams."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Dreams, Greatest, Aspiration, Potential

25

"I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn't know exactly how it would turn out. I like a little suspense when I am writing, too."

"I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn't know exactly how it would turn out. I like a little suspense when I am writing, too."

James Patterson, American Author

Writing, End, Mind, Suspense

25

"No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right."

"No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right."

Helen Keller, American Author

Life, Happiness, Man, Right

25

"Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable."

"Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable."

Anthony Trollope, English Author

Poverty, Misery

25

"No wounded man shall sound me and live."

"No wounded man shall sound me and live."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Defense, Strength, Violence, Power

25

"Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire."

"Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire."

Charles Simmons, American Author

25

"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."

"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."

Mark Twain, American Author

Friendship, Friends, Old

25

"You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm."

"You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm."

Sam Harris, American Author

Philosophy, Power, Identity, Control, Self

25

"The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion."

"The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

Cause, Causes, Rebellion

25

"At a certain level of learning and understanding,right or wrong ain't the issue, but different interest."

"At a certain level of learning and understanding,right or wrong ain't the issue, but different interest."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Understanding, Learning, Interest, Right

25

"I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness."

"I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Hypocrisy, Tolerance, Judgment, Irony

25

"Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister."

"Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister."

Alice Walker, American Author

25

"I see the sunRISE, you too can rise!"

"I see the sunRISE, you too can rise!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Sunrise, Hope, Rising, Action

25

"The universe is continuously creating, maintaining and destroying to create, maintain and destroy!!!! Be with the flow, know what you have to continuously create, maintain and then destroy!!!!"

"The universe is continuously creating, maintaining and destroying to create, maintain and destroy!!!! Be with the flow, know what you have to continuously create, maintain and then destroy!!!!"

Harrish Sairaman, Indian Author

Philosophy, Creation, Destruction, Flow, Life

25

"Time alone helps us to remember who we are."

"Time alone helps us to remember who we are."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Healing, Time, Memory, Self, Reflection

25

"It seems to limit you; when you're working in an office, you're a creature in a small cell under somebody's supervision and surveillance."

"It seems to limit you; when you're working in an office, you're a creature in a small cell under somebody's supervision and surveillance."

Jack Vance, American Author

25

"As a believer, you need to take responsibility of the Kingdom of God on earth."

"As a believer, you need to take responsibility of the Kingdom of God on earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Responsibility, Believer, Kingdom, Earth

25

"The self-judging person will always judge others. The rubric we develop for ourselves, the measuring stick we put against our own mind and body, generalizes to every other human being."

"The self-judging person will always judge others. The rubric we develop for ourselves, the measuring stick we put against our own mind and body, generalizes to every other human being."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Judgment, Self, Measure, Body

25

"Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods."

"Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods."

Iris Murdoch, Irish Author

Art, Soul, Gods, Cunning

25

"What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life."

"What have I to prove, and to whom, and why? I'm keen enough to want nothing more than to live a simple, humble, unfettered life."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Simplicity, Life, Freedom, Choice

25

"The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it."

"The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it."

James Mansfield, American Author

25

"You're better than this. Better than whatever it is you're going to do now."

"You're better than this. Better than whatever it is you're going to do now."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Encouragement, Strength, Power, Self

25

"I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history."

"I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history."

Jared Diamond, American Author

Environment, Environmental, History, Time, Work

25

"God is a great God."

"God is a great God."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Faith, God, Great, Healer, Life

25

"Nearly everyone has had a box of secret pain, shared with no one."

"Nearly everyone has had a box of secret pain, shared with no one."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Emotion, Pain, Secrets, Sorrow

25

"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."

"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Time, Dream, Cure

25

"Our village was built on the Ohio River, and was a halting place on this great national road, then the only avenue of traffic between the South and the North."

"Our village was built on the Ohio River, and was a halting place on this great national road, then the only avenue of traffic between the South and the North."

Rebecca H. Davis, American Author

25

"All my pains has always increased my sense of purpose."

"All my pains has always increased my sense of purpose."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Purpose, Pain, Growth, Strength

25

"A smile is the flower that grows in the garden of the heart to beautify and attract the butterflies of life."

"A smile is the flower that grows in the garden of the heart to beautify and attract the butterflies of life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Smile, Heart, Flowers, Beauty

25

"The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?"

"The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?"

Christina Engela, South African Author

Destiny, Responsibility, Choice, Power

25

"You can't force someone to care... You can only come to the realization that if you stay, they'll keep hurting you. I wish you the wisdom and courage to walk away and begin the healing process."

"You can't force someone to care... You can only come to the realization that if you stay, they'll keep hurting you. I wish you the wisdom and courage to walk away and begin the healing process."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Relationship, Care, Wisdom, Courage, Healing

25

"No news is good news unless it is told."

"No news is good news unless it is told."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

News, Story, Truth, Perspective

25

"Dance with your sacred rhythm."

"Dance with your sacred rhythm."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Spiritual, Dance, Rhythm, Sacred, Expression

25

"For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time."

"For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time."

Louis L'Amour, American Author

Education, History, Time, Biography, Fiction

25

"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

25

"It doesn't matter if Prince Charles falls off his horseor that the hummingbird is so seldomseenor that we are too senseless to goinsane.coffee. give us more of that NOTHINGcoffee."

"It doesn't matter if Prince Charles falls off his horseor that the hummingbird is so seldomseenor that we are too senseless to goinsane.coffee. give us more of that NOTHINGcoffee."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Absurdity, Insanity, Coffee, Nothing, Observation

25

"Enlightenment isn't about reaching a destination of "knowing, it is about developing consistent vibrational harmony within one's self and with the surrounding world."

"Enlightenment isn't about reaching a destination of "knowing, it is about developing consistent vibrational harmony within one's self and with the surrounding world."

Alaric Hutchinson, American Author

Awakening, Spiritual, Harmony, Awareness, Balance

25

"Oh", she thought, "how horrible it is that people have to grow up-and marry-and change!"

"Oh", she thought, "how horrible it is that people have to grow up-and marry-and change!"

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Change, Growth, Innocence, Marriage

25

"All choice of words is slang. It marks a class. "There is correct English: that is not slang. "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."

"All choice of words is slang. It marks a class. "There is correct English: that is not slang. "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets."

George Eliot, British Author

Language, Class, Communication, Poetry

25

"It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being."

"It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Growth, Dream, Being, Transformation, Hope

25

"If we don't see real changes in the world, it simply means we are not serious enough about creating those changes. We cannot a!ord to entertain superficial changes any more. The changes we need should be deep, real, and thorough."

"If we don't see real changes in the world, it simply means we are not serious enough about creating those changes. We cannot a!ord to entertain superficial changes any more. The changes we need should be deep, real, and thorough."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Activism, Change, Commitment, Progress

25

"As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way and denied so vehemently an knowledge of his movements that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table--the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone."

"As soon as I arrived I made an attempt to find my host but the two or three people of whom I asked his whereabouts stared at me in such an amazed way and denied so vehemently an knowledge of his movements that I slunk off in the direction of the cocktail table--the only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Social, Loneliness, Truth, Humor

25

"A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object."

"A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object."

Richard Schickel, American Author

25

"If you work by faith and not by sight, you will always see a sign. You have to develop a space of comfort to know that there is a difference between signs and sounds, it means God will tell you that He will make a change in your life but He won't show you anything to demonstrate the change for a little while because He doesn't want your faith to be in the change; He wants your faith to be in the promise, so that when the change is a bit slow in coming, you will know how to trust in Him while you wait for it to come to pass."

"If you work by faith and not by sight, you will always see a sign. You have to develop a space of comfort to know that there is a difference between signs and sounds, it means God will tell you that He will make a change in your life but He won't show you anything to demonstrate the change for a little while because He doesn't want your faith to be in the change; He wants your faith to be in the promise, so that when the change is a bit slow in coming, you will know how to trust in Him while you wait for it to come to pass."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Faith, Change, God, Patience

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