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"Tea should be taken in solitude."

"Tea should be taken in solitude."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Solitude, Tea, Calm, Peace

37

"I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist."

"I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist."

Stephen Chbosky, American Author

Validation, Understanding, Trust, Morality, Listening

37

"Some people only dream of success- while others wake up and use Cosmic Ordering."

"Some people only dream of success- while others wake up and use Cosmic Ordering."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Manifestation, Dream, Success, Action, Wake-up

37

"The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow."

"The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow."

Jessamyn West, American Author

37

"Your calling is your life assignment."

"Your calling is your life assignment."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Calling, Assignment, Purpose, Faith

37

"Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one."

"Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one."

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Beginning, Discovery, End

37

"Your level of self-confidence in life is determined by the whole quality of your life."

"Your level of self-confidence in life is determined by the whole quality of your life."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Self-Confidence, Confidence, Life, Quality, Self-Worth

37

"For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence."

"For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

People, Fiction, Man, Order

37

"Worry is a cloud which rains destruction."

"Worry is a cloud which rains destruction."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Anxiety, Worry, Destruction, Emotion, Mind

37

"This one's for Alaska Young!"

"This one's for Alaska Young!"

John Green, American Author

Tribute, Memory, Respect, Friendship

37

"My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era."

"My favorite period is World War II, and I'm in the middle of writing my fourth novel set in that era."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

War, Favorite, World, Worldwar

37

"Sometimes to love people, I must completely avoid them. Sometimes, to be strong, I must completely fall apart. Sometimes, to create, I must completely destroy."

"Sometimes to love people, I must completely avoid them. Sometimes, to be strong, I must completely fall apart. Sometimes, to create, I must completely destroy."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Duality, Love, Boundaries, Strength, Destruction

37

"I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets."

"I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Woman, Women, Secrets, Trade

37

"Leaving one religion for the sake of another one is like breaking with a rapist for the sake of dating a misogynist."

"Leaving one religion for the sake of another one is like breaking with a rapist for the sake of dating a misogynist."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Atheism, Religion, Belief, Comparison, Irony

37

"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries."

"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries."

Iris Murdoch, Irish Author

Life, Body, Indifference, Yearning

37

"It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do."

"It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Death, Church, Earth, Light

37

"I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play."

"I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play."

Kate DiCamillo, American Author

Music, Play, Right

37

"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

37

"Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry."

"Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Wisdom, Men, Perseverance, Attention

37

"It is only the Creator that can set thy soul free from every struggle."

"It is only the Creator that can set thy soul free from every struggle."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Salvation, Struggle, Freedom, Soul, Creator

37

"My advantage as a woman and a human being has been in having a mother who believed strongly in women's education. She was an early undergraduate at Oxford, and her own mother was a doctor."

"My advantage as a woman and a human being has been in having a mother who believed strongly in women's education. She was an early undergraduate at Oxford, and her own mother was a doctor."

Antonia Fraser, British Author

Education, Women, Mother, Being

37

"Be flexible and adapt easily to new things."

"Be flexible and adapt easily to new things."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Adaptability, Flexibility, Adaptation, Change, Growth

37

"You have immense power. You are a god. You are a silent sun hiding in the earth as a human."

"You have immense power. You are a god. You are a silent sun hiding in the earth as a human."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Divinity, Power, God, Human, Potential

37

"Almighty Father, do not destroy mankind. Save us from every calamity."

"Almighty Father, do not destroy mankind. Save us from every calamity."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Prayer, Father, Destroy, Mankind, Calamity

37

"Always put your heart into and show commitment in whatever you do."

"Always put your heart into and show commitment in whatever you do."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Dedication, Commitment, Passion, Effort

37

"You know, some of the good part of blog theory was that blogs would be like diaries that the world could read. They would be spontaneous, whatever pops into your mind, as a diary would be."

"You know, some of the good part of blog theory was that blogs would be like diaries that the world could read. They would be spontaneous, whatever pops into your mind, as a diary would be."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

Spontaneous, Diaries, Mind, Theory, World

37

"No one could preach if he seriously looked at his own sins."

"No one could preach if he seriously looked at his own sins."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Hypocrisy, Life, Truth, Mistake, People

37

"A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt."

"A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt."

Robert Sheckley, American Author

37

"Perfection's stuck."

"Perfection's stuck."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Perfection, Truth, Regret, Life, Inspirational

37

"Don't live your life in the future without any planned rewards for your effort and sacrifices today."

"Don't live your life in the future without any planned rewards for your effort and sacrifices today."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Planning, Future, Effort, Sacrifice, Motivational

37

"In a couple of years, the Chinese will be seen as regular participants in international industry. Their companies have to report to shareholders as well as to the Chinese authorities. They need to make money, they have to be efficient."

"In a couple of years, the Chinese will be seen as regular participants in international industry. Their companies have to report to shareholders as well as to the Chinese authorities. They need to make money, they have to be efficient."

Daniel Yergin, American Author

Money, Will, Years

37

"There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither revolution nor war consists in doing what one pleases."

"There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither revolution nor war consists in doing what one pleases."

Andre Malraux, French Author

War, Fighting, Revolution

37

"Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special."

"Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special."

Antonia Fraser, British Author

Love, First, Firstlove, Queen

37

"In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise."

"In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise."

Anthony Trollope, English Author

Biography, Man, May

37

"He's my cat! He's not God's cat! Let God have his own cat! Let God have all the damn old cats He wants, and kill them all! Church is mine!"

"He's my cat! He's not God's cat! Let God have his own cat! Let God have all the damn old cats He wants, and kill them all! Church is mine!"

Stephen King, American Author

Possession, Truth, Happiness, Today, Power

37

"The absolute dependence of a newborn infant inspired many things in me, but it did not activate any magical knowledge about what to do for the next twenty years."

"The absolute dependence of a newborn infant inspired many things in me, but it did not activate any magical knowledge about what to do for the next twenty years."

Mary Kay Blakely, American Author

Knowledge, Dependence, Years

37

"I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!"

"I'm as happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!"

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Man, Smile, World

37

"The more the tree goes up in the air, the more it goes down into the earth. Remember humility in greatness."

"The more the tree goes up in the air, the more it goes down into the earth. Remember humility in greatness."

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Values, Earth, Humility, Greatness, Remembrance

37

"Arriving on time for your engagements demonstrates preparation, respect, integrity, and enthusiasm, all of which serve to make a positive impression on the people whom you are meeting, especially when they are depending on you-or paying you!"

"Arriving on time for your engagements demonstrates preparation, respect, integrity, and enthusiasm, all of which serve to make a positive impression on the people whom you are meeting, especially when they are depending on you-or paying you!"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Reliability, Respect, Power, Truth, Wisdom

37

"How can you stop writing?"

"How can you stop writing?"

Tony Hillerman, American Author

37

"In a business world, only the smartest survive."

"In a business world, only the smartest survive."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Commerce, Business, Survival, Intelligence, Competition

37

"Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats."

"Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats."

Alvin Toffler, American Author

Management, Managers

37

"Miracle centered gospel has reduced Christian significance and essence."

"Miracle centered gospel has reduced Christian significance and essence."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Authenticity, Miracle-Centered Gospel, Christianity, Significance, Essence

37

"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."

"Give the world what it wants and it will give you what you want."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Exchange, World, Desire, Success

37

"Losing your job gives you the material from which life is made."

"Losing your job gives you the material from which life is made."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Resource, Job, Material, Life

37

"We do it because we care. We care that Vincent Van Gogh mutilated his ear. We care that behind a pile of manure in the yard he destroyed his life. We care that Scott Joplin's music lives! We care because we know this: the life we save is our own."

"We do it because we care. We care that Vincent Van Gogh mutilated his ear. We care that behind a pile of manure in the yard he destroyed his life. We care that Scott Joplin's music lives! We care because we know this: the life we save is our own."

Alice Walker, American Author

Preservation, Art, Legacy, Care

37

"God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days."

"God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days."

Christopher Morley, American Author

God, Man, Praise

37

"You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth."

"You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth."

Jean Paul, German Author

Action, Actions, Worth

37

"Among all the machines, motorcar is my favorite machine."

"Among all the machines, motorcar is my favorite machine."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Machine, Favorite, Invention, Technology

37

"Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression."

"Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression."

Jane Rule, Canadian Author

Personal Development, Oppression, Solution

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