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"In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ."

"In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addiction, and worry can be our lunge for control, and we forget the answer to this moment is always yes because of Christ."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Surrender, Stress, Control, Faith

35

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Irony, Humor, Truth, Power, Happiness

35

"I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery."

"I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery."

Kate Chopin, American Author

Trust, Editors, Flattery, Giving

35

"Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth."

"Without the oceans there would be no life on Earth."

Peter Benchley, American Author

Life, Earth, Oceans

35

"What do you mean? Leslie's voice was cool, as if she questioned witches who were flat on their backs being threatened by werewolves every day."

"What do you mean? Leslie's voice was cool, as if she questioned witches who were flat on their backs being threatened by werewolves every day."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Supernatural, Curiosity, Skepticism, Observation

35

"To put one's career before one's personal life is like putting death before life."

"To put one's career before one's personal life is like putting death before life."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Priorities, Career, Life, Priority, Balance

35

"You will definitely reap whatever you have sown."

"You will definitely reap whatever you have sown."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Consequences, Reap, Sow, Karma

35

"That's No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, mistress,' said Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock. 'Ye were one jock short,' he added helpfully."

"That's No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock, mistress,' said Not-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-bigger-than-Wee-Jock-Jock. 'Ye were one jock short,' he added helpfully."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Nonsense, Humor, Truth, Today, Wisdom

35

"The Kingdom of God is an earthly experience which manifests in an unearthly manner."

"The Kingdom of God is an earthly experience which manifests in an unearthly manner."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Divinity, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Happiness

35

"Life has no beginning, middle or end."

"Life has no beginning, middle or end."

Marguerite Young, American Author

Life, Beginning, End

35

"To let something go is to participate in a much greater dance that we call life."

"To let something go is to participate in a much greater dance that we call life."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Flow, Life, Truth, Wisdom, Power

35

"It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without being impelled to the conclusion that I am suffering from the particular disease therein dealt with in its most virulent form."

"It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without being impelled to the conclusion that I am suffering from the particular disease therein dealt with in its most virulent form."

Jerome K. Jerome, English Author

Being, Disease, Medicine, Suffering

35

"Your inner knowledge of yourself is what matters."

"Your inner knowledge of yourself is what matters."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Self-Awareness, SelfKnowledge, Awareness, Growth, Identity

35

"A guilty conscience is the mother of invention."

"A guilty conscience is the mother of invention."

Carolyn Wells, American Author

Family, Mother, Conscience, Invention

35

"The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever."

"The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever."

Ted Nelson, American Author

Money, Ideas, Printing, Space

35

"To maintain any degree of sanity, we must believe that everything is interconnected on some level and to experience that level fully once in a while."

"To maintain any degree of sanity, we must believe that everything is interconnected on some level and to experience that level fully once in a while."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Sanity, Belief, Experience, Life

35

"I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me. Those seem to be the two choices. Everything else is just killing time."

"I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me. Those seem to be the two choices. Everything else is just killing time."

John Green, American Author

Madness, Violence, Choice, Life

35

"I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be."

"I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used to be."

Ken Kesey, American Author

35

"The second draft is on yellow paper, that's when I work on characterizations. The third is pink, I work on story motivations. Then blue, that's where I cut, cut, cut."

"The second draft is on yellow paper, that's when I work on characterizations. The third is pink, I work on story motivations. Then blue, that's where I cut, cut, cut."

Jacqueline Susann, American Author

35

"Make me howl, make me scream,Things are never what they seem.Lay me out, end the pain,Now I'll never be the same.Deep inside, there I cry,Yet you still just pass me by.Can't you see, this is me,And I'm Howling! I'm Howling! I'm Howling!"

"Make me howl, make me scream,Things are never what they seem.Lay me out, end the pain,Now I'll never be the same.Deep inside, there I cry,Yet you still just pass me by.Can't you see, this is me,And I'm Howling! I'm Howling! I'm Howling!"

Lisa Kessler, American Author

Pain, Expression, Identity, Release

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"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

Napolean Hill, American Author

Motivational, Effort, Reward

35

"Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture."

"Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Relationship, Buying, Old

35

"Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?"

"Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?"

Simone Elkeles, American Author

Mistakes, Mistake, Reputation, Humor, Freedom

35

"A great person defines himself, an average person defines others."

"A great person defines himself, an average person defines others."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Self-Discovery, Self-Identity, Personal Growth, Perspective

35

"Suffering is never wasted. Most often those who suffer the most will learn the most."

"Suffering is never wasted. Most often those who suffer the most will learn the most."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Suffering, Learning, Pain, Growth

35

"A day should be your controlling and managing factor."

"A day should be your controlling and managing factor."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Efficiency, Time, Control, Management, Factor

35

"God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action."

"God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Faith, God, Word, Live, Emulate

35

"Give all your gifts away in service to the world. If you want to paint, don't wait for a grant, paint a wall in your town that looks drab and uninviting. You never know who is going to see that wall. Whatever it is you want to do, give it away in service to your community."

"Give all your gifts away in service to the world. If you want to paint, don't wait for a grant, paint a wall in your town that looks drab and uninviting. You never know who is going to see that wall. Whatever it is you want to do, give it away in service to your community."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

Contribution, Generosity, Service, Creativity

35

"In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely."

"In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely."

Laura Hillenbrand, American Author

History, Horses, Writing, Years

35

"The spirit of service is the heart of humanity."

"The spirit of service is the heart of humanity."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Abundance, Spirit, Service, Heart, Humanity

35

"If you follow your heart, you will find harmony."

"If you follow your heart, you will find harmony."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Harmony, Heart, Follow, Sacred

35

"Fellowshipping with people is life."

"Fellowshipping with people is life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Fellowship, People, Life, Connection

35

"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself."

"To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself."

Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Author

Awakening, Conformity, Independence, Thought, Awareness

35

"It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes."

"It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Identity, Men, Clothes, Question, Rank

35

"In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too hard to follow."

"In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too hard to follow."

Jessica Cutler, American Author

Life, People, Saying

35

"With every calling comes the anointing you need to be able to stand firm in the situations that you will have to face."

"With every calling comes the anointing you need to be able to stand firm in the situations that you will have to face."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Anointing, Calling, Strength, Faith

35

"It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid."

"It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid."

Tahir Shah, British Author

Absurdity, Irony, Humor, Chaos

35

"Electricity should not be banned, it just needs much better government regulation and understanding by the medical profession of the full range of toxicity that it presents to the human."

"Electricity should not be banned, it just needs much better government regulation and understanding by the medical profession of the full range of toxicity that it presents to the human."

Steven Magee, British Author

Reform, Electricity, Health, Regulation, Awareness

35

"His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof."

"His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof."

J. K. Rowling, English Author

Knowledge, Nothing

35

"The exercise of blending people's problem-solving abilities to produce the desired outcome is a worthwhile thing to do."

"The exercise of blending people's problem-solving abilities to produce the desired outcome is a worthwhile thing to do."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Teamwork, Collaboration, Success, Strategy

35

"You cannot solve a level four problem with level one thinking."

"You cannot solve a level four problem with level one thinking."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Cognition, Problem, Thinking, Complexity, Strategy

35

"Do not waste your life away by wishing for days you may not even get to see."

"Do not waste your life away by wishing for days you may not even get to see."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

Urgency, Time, Regret, Presence, Life

35

"Focus your mind on love, peace and harmony.It will vanish fear, doubt and disharmony."

"Focus your mind on love, peace and harmony.It will vanish fear, doubt and disharmony."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mental, Love, Peace, Harmony, Mind

35

"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again."

"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again."

Hal Borland, American Author

Change, October, Sight

35

"I'm more interested in writing than in performing."

"I'm more interested in writing than in performing."

Frank McCourt, Irish Author

35

"Distance may be the segregator but our thoughts and dreams are what keep us together."

"Distance may be the segregator but our thoughts and dreams are what keep us together."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Distance, Love, Connection, Dream

35

"I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person."

"I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person."

Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German Author

Life, Men, Animals, Magic

35

"The world is fast changing and until you learn to adapt and adjust to stand out from the masses, you will fade into oblivion."

"The world is fast changing and until you learn to adapt and adjust to stand out from the masses, you will fade into oblivion."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Adaptability, Change, Success, Difference

35

"I graduated in 1952 and went to Europe, with Niki and our first child Laura, who was then a year old."

"I graduated in 1952 and went to Europe, with Niki and our first child Laura, who was then a year old."

Harry Mathews, American Author

Education, Europe, First, Old

35

"The man I meet with is not often so instructive as the silence he breaks."

"The man I meet with is not often so instructive as the silence he breaks."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Solitude, Silence, Communication, People, Meaning

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