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"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

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"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

25

"Price ain't merely about numbers. It's a satisfying sacrifice."

"Price ain't merely about numbers. It's a satisfying sacrifice."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Values, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

25

"Some mommies and daddies find it hard to acceptKids who are different to the normal set."

"Some mommies and daddies find it hard to acceptKids who are different to the normal set."

Christina Engela, South African Author

Acceptance, Difference, Family, Life

25

"Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious."

"Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Fortitude, Survival, Self, Love, Failure

25

"Every clarification breeds new questions."

"Every clarification breeds new questions."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

Question, Questions

25

"Sometimes people try to expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's right about you."

"Sometimes people try to expose what's wrong with you, because they can't handle what's right about you."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Strength, People, Exposure, Jealousy

25

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Thinking, Storytelling, Question, Imagination

25

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."

Michael Crichton, American Author

Certainty, World

25

"The gods, so says the old superstition, do not like to behold too happy mortals. It is certain, at least, that some human beings do not."

"The gods, so says the old superstition, do not like to behold too happy mortals. It is certain, at least, that some human beings do not."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Jealousy, Happiness, Superstition, Emotion

25

"Self-education is lifelong curiosity."

"Self-education is lifelong curiosity."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Inspirational, Self-Education, Curiosity, Learning, Growth

25

"One can have a wit, but not a witless."

"One can have a wit, but not a witless."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Humor, Wit, Intellect, Personality

25

"Tolerance is the greatest gift of the mind it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle."

"Tolerance is the greatest gift of the mind it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle."

Helen Keller, American Author

Tolerance, Mind, Balance, Gift

25

"Even post true death memories carried on the waves of universal energy will defy the faux perception of finality."

"Even post true death memories carried on the waves of universal energy will defy the faux perception of finality."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Eternity, Memory, Energy, Spirit

25

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Life, Fire, Man, Night

25

"If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do."

"If you want to give the devil a nervous breakdown, just get up every day and see how much good you can do."

Joyce Meyer, American Author

Motivational, Devil, Daily, Challenges, Positive

25

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming."

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming."

Helen Keller, American Author

Humility, Overcoming, Suffering, World

25

"I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go below now."

"I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go below now."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Freedom, Mountains, Now, World

25

"Music sweeps by me as a messenger carrying a message that is not for me."

"Music sweeps by me as a messenger carrying a message that is not for me."

George Eliot, British Author

Art, Music, Communication, Perception, Distance

25

"Bring your heart power into play to create the things that you wish in your life through energising your desires with your heart energy."

"Bring your heart power into play to create the things that you wish in your life through energising your desires with your heart energy."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Motivation, Heart, Power, Creation, Desire

25

"Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that " but you are the only you."

"Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that " but you are the only you."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Uniqueness, Creativity, Self, Inspirational

25

"What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great mystery to all of us."

"What will happen to sex after liberation? Frankly, I don't know. It is a great mystery to all of us."

Nora Ephron, American Author

Sex, Mystery, Will

25

"A broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth, though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then, but between times it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it."

"A broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth, though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then, but between times it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Heartbreak, Life, Pain, Love

25

"Out of the frying pan, into the fire."

"Out of the frying pan, into the fire."

Tertullian, Roman Author

25

"A man that is focused on his purpose always saves his time."

"A man that is focused on his purpose always saves his time."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Time-Management, Purpose, Focus, Time, Discipline

25

"We are our best friend and our worst enemy we will ever fight with."

"We are our best friend and our worst enemy we will ever fight with."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Self, Friendship, Enemy, Life

25

"Take a discovery walk today to find what's missing in your life. There's peace in the whisper of the wind, hope in the sun smiling from behind clouds, strength in every step forward. You can do it!"

"Take a discovery walk today to find what's missing in your life. There's peace in the whisper of the wind, hope in the sun smiling from behind clouds, strength in every step forward. You can do it!"

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Renewal, Discovery, Happiness, Peace, Nature

25

"Innovation is a progress, and progress in simplicity."

"Innovation is a progress, and progress in simplicity."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Innovation, Progress, Simplicity, Change

25

"I took her word and didn't let my concern for my future ruin the present moment."

"I took her word and didn't let my concern for my future ruin the present moment."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Mindfulness, Trust, Present, Future, Concern

25

"I only need half my wits to be a match for you."

"I only need half my wits to be a match for you."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Strength, Wit, Power, Conflict

25

"Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants."

"Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants."

Stephen King, American Author

Ego, Truth, Regret, Today, Power

25

"If it must be enjoyed, then it must be done. And if it must be done, then it must be done well. If it is done well, it is enjoyed well."

"If it must be enjoyed, then it must be done. And if it must be done, then it must be done well. If it is done well, it is enjoyed well."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Success, Perfection, Work, Effort

25

"New thinking doesn't mean shuffling your old thoughts around; it means getting rid of the old and implementing the new. That way your, "I can't" become "I can!" and "I did!"

"New thinking doesn't mean shuffling your old thoughts around; it means getting rid of the old and implementing the new. That way your, "I can't" become "I can!" and "I did!"

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Self-Improvement, Change, Thinking, Ability, Motivational

25

"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."

"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Positive, Habit, Expectations, Manufacturing

25

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

Alice Walker, American Author

Power, People, Thinking

25

"When we get married, we promise a person the rest of our lives, "Til death do us part". But what if in another life we promised someone forever? What if ten lifetimes ago we promised someone lifetime after lifetime after lifetime? Think about it. Maybe that's why marriages fail when they do fail. Because maybe promises are never really broken."

"When we get married, we promise a person the rest of our lives, "Til death do us part". But what if in another life we promised someone forever? What if ten lifetimes ago we promised someone lifetime after lifetime after lifetime? Think about it. Maybe that's why marriages fail when they do fail. Because maybe promises are never really broken."

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Eternity, Promise, Love, Marriage, Soul

25

"Let us see each other not through the eyes but through the heart and feel the joy of love."

"Let us see each other not through the eyes but through the heart and feel the joy of love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Connection, Love, Perception, Joy, Heart

25

"Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities."

"Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities."

Elizabeth George, American Author

Priority, Faith, Prayer, God

25

"At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets."

"At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Motivational, Regret, Excuses, Responsibility, Life

25

"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach."

"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Leadership, Decisions

25

"If you truly have compassion in your heart, show it by keeping your doubts to yourself and sharing your hope with those who love change!"

"If you truly have compassion in your heart, show it by keeping your doubts to yourself and sharing your hope with those who love change!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Leadership, Compassion, Hope, Change

25

"It is the tale, not he who tells it."

"It is the tale, not he who tells it."

Stephen King, American Author

Story, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational, Today

25

"Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?"

"Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?"

George Eliot, British Author

Experience, Men, Lying

25

"Nature or nurture? A talent needs both."

"Nature or nurture? A talent needs both."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Ability, Talent, Nurture, Nature, Development

25

"Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion."

"Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Integrity, Opinion, Self, Judgment, Mind

25

"Energise your desires utilising your heart energy to create the things that you wish for in your life."

"Energise your desires utilising your heart energy to create the things that you wish for in your life."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Creation, Desire, Energy, Heart

25

"When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you."

"When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Psychology, Words, Positive, Energy, Effect

25

"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!"

"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to the potted plant!"

Edward Abbey, American Author

25

"A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us."

"A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Travel, Journey, Struggle, Years

25

"Positive thoughts, positive life."

"Positive thoughts, positive life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Positive, Thoughts, Life, Mindset

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