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"When you live as I do, you cannot indulge in jealousy. If you do, it will rip you apart."

"When you live as I do, you cannot indulge in jealousy. If you do, it will rip you apart."

David Levithan, American Author

Emotion, Jealousy, Self-Control, Psychology

35

"I'm not looking for anything, but who knows. Lightning is weird."

"I'm not looking for anything, but who knows. Lightning is weird."

Dominic Riccitello, American Author

Life, Curiosity, Wonder, Surprise, Adventure

35

"There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma."

"There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma."

Ken Kesey, American Author

People, England

35

"Maslow's five values are the values for which people live when they have nothing to live for. Nothing has seized them, nothing has caught them, nothing has driven them spiritually mad and made them worth talking to."

"Maslow's five values are the values for which people live when they have nothing to live for. Nothing has seized them, nothing has caught them, nothing has driven them spiritually mad and made them worth talking to."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Philosophy, Values, Spiritual, Life, Purpose

35

"One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the will of God (per se) adequate to fullness of power in Christ. Maturity is the accomplishment of years, and I can only surrender to the will of God as I know what that will is."

"One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the will of God (per se) adequate to fullness of power in Christ. Maturity is the accomplishment of years, and I can only surrender to the will of God as I know what that will is."

Elisabeth Elliot, American Author

Spiritual, Life, Faith, Maturity, Surrender

35

"Happiness is bliss."

"Happiness is bliss."

J.R. Rim, American Author

Emotion, Happiness, Joy, Bliss, Contentment

35

"If you aspire to be a sparrow you will never be an eagle!"

"If you aspire to be a sparrow you will never be an eagle!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Self-Help, Aspiration, Identity, Limit, Self

35

"You don't get strong by standing at the finish line, you get strong with every step you take to get there."

"You don't get strong by standing at the finish line, you get strong with every step you take to get there."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

Success, Strength, Journey, Effort

35

"It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not."

"It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not."

Paul Auster, American Author

Writing, End, Night, Voice, Wrong

35

"There is no more precious currency than the unfettered liberty to explore while engaged in an "Idea Economy". You cannot centrally plan the "Idea Economy" any more than you can plan fun or spontaneity. Regulations are restraints in an "Idea Economy". The entrepreneur is either free to experiment or not."

"There is no more precious currency than the unfettered liberty to explore while engaged in an "Idea Economy". You cannot centrally plan the "Idea Economy" any more than you can plan fun or spontaneity. Regulations are restraints in an "Idea Economy". The entrepreneur is either free to experiment or not."

A.E. Samaan, American Author

Innovation, Freedom, Idea, Entrepreneurship

35

"... Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth..."

"... Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth..."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Philosophy, Error, Truth, Contrast

35

"Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little."

"Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Nature, Power, Women, Law

35

"Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude."

"Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Joy, Love

35

"For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is equivalent to the living earned by the average dentist or accountant."

"For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is equivalent to the living earned by the average dentist or accountant."

Russell Banks, American Author

Work, Living, Writer, Writers

35

"A huge part of losing weight is believing you have the power to do it."

"A huge part of losing weight is believing you have the power to do it."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Wellness, Motivation, Belief, Health

35

"Accept that you will not always deal with situations with polished sophistication but trust that you have the power and exercise the will to improve how you cope."

"Accept that you will not always deal with situations with polished sophistication but trust that you have the power and exercise the will to improve how you cope."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

Resilience, Coping, Power, Action

35

"To hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence is like defying the role of time in human life."

"To hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence is like defying the role of time in human life."

Kenneth Clark, British Author

35

"Expose Yourself to True Friendship for It Heals, encourages and lifts you higher."

"Expose Yourself to True Friendship for It Heals, encourages and lifts you higher."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Friendship, Healing, Encouragement, Support

35

"When we apply the lessons we've struggled for our whole lives to learn to the lives of people we love, our love becomes judgment-which is toxic. Our fear our daughters will fail leads us to fail them."

"When we apply the lessons we've struggled for our whole lives to learn to the lives of people we love, our love becomes judgment-which is toxic. Our fear our daughters will fail leads us to fail them."

Aspen Matis, American Author

Parenting, Judgment, Fear, Love

35

"Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk and attempts to tear it, and cannot tear it, is he in his right mind to say "This silk is fake! I thought it was soft, I thought it was delicate, but look, I cannot even tear it" ? Surely, this man is not in his right mind! The silk is not fake! This silk is 100% real. It's the man who is stupid!"

"Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk and attempts to tear it, and cannot tear it, is he in his right mind to say "This silk is fake! I thought it was soft, I thought it was delicate, but look, I cannot even tear it" ? Surely, this man is not in his right mind! The silk is not fake! This silk is 100% real. It's the man who is stupid!"

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Perception, Reality, Truth, Judgment

35

"I had no money to start,For Jack decreed in his pride:The Caveman's wife didn't work - It was his job to provide.A brief reminder right here:Let men believe they are shrewd,But even women of oldEmbroidered mittens for food."

"I had no money to start,For Jack decreed in his pride:The Caveman's wife didn't work - It was his job to provide.A brief reminder right here:Let men believe they are shrewd,But even women of oldEmbroidered mittens for food."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Society, Gender, History, Truth, Responsibility

35

"People who are distracted by door money, neglect the production and the audience. Money becomes their god. They sacrifice their reputation in favor of building revenue. Believe me; the former is more difficult to recover if lost."

"People who are distracted by door money, neglect the production and the audience. Money becomes their god. They sacrifice their reputation in favor of building revenue. Believe me; the former is more difficult to recover if lost."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

Society, Money, Distraction, Truth, Values

35

"Real, lasting closure is never secured through retribution or retaliation."

"Real, lasting closure is never secured through retribution or retaliation."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Closure, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

35

"When Dax turned to her, those blue eyes that reminded her of the Aegean Sea pinning her, all thought process left her mind."

"When Dax turned to her, those blue eyes that reminded her of the Aegean Sea pinning her, all thought process left her mind."

Katie Reus, American Author

Romance, Love, Observation, Emotion, Connection

35

"There are abusive individuals whose worst little demons are greed, sloth,envy, gluttony, pride and wrath enslaved by their god which is money. They usually set their false assumptions, wrong judgments, gossips and lies forceful than the ones who hold the truth but what they missed out is that the victims of their aggressions, the targets of their wrong accusations and the recipients of their repetitive harassments carry what is truly essential and what lives longer, that is: truth and goodness, both of which shall always prevail against their vicious, evil manners."

"There are abusive individuals whose worst little demons are greed, sloth,envy, gluttony, pride and wrath enslaved by their god which is money. They usually set their false assumptions, wrong judgments, gossips and lies forceful than the ones who hold the truth but what they missed out is that the victims of their aggressions, the targets of their wrong accusations and the recipients of their repetitive harassments carry what is truly essential and what lives longer, that is: truth and goodness, both of which shall always prevail against their vicious, evil manners."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

Integrity, Evil, Truth, Justice

35

"I have been thinking about the idea of excuses for some time now. They are like menacing demons that creep into our lives without us knowing. They are roadblocks, white lies to ourselves, a reason to set the bar lower, and self-justification for achieving less than our full potential."

"I have been thinking about the idea of excuses for some time now. They are like menacing demons that creep into our lives without us knowing. They are roadblocks, white lies to ourselves, a reason to set the bar lower, and self-justification for achieving less than our full potential."

Lorii Myers, Canadian Author

Self-Reflection, Truth, Observation, Power, Today

35

"There's no such thing as 'facts of life'. Only standing theories that haven't been disproved as of yet."

"There's no such thing as 'facts of life'. Only standing theories that haven't been disproved as of yet."

Simon Travaglia, Australian Author

35

"But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses."

"But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses."

Jerome K. Jerome, English Author

Family, Mother, Man

35

"My literary success meant nothing to me."

"My literary success meant nothing to me."

Taylor Caldwell, American Author

Success, Literary, Nothing

35

"I just wanted to thank you' he says, his voice low.'A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged, that there was something wrong with me - they showed you the test results that proved it. And even I started to believe it.' He touches my face, his thumb skimming my cheekbone, and his eyes are on mine, intense and insistent.'You never believed it,' he says 'Not for a second. You always insisted I was... I don't know, whole."

"I just wanted to thank you' he says, his voice low.'A group of scientists told you that my genes were damaged, that there was something wrong with me - they showed you the test results that proved it. And even I started to believe it.' He touches my face, his thumb skimming my cheekbone, and his eyes are on mine, intense and insistent.'You never believed it,' he says 'Not for a second. You always insisted I was... I don't know, whole."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Support, Belief, Identity, Love

35

"They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now."

"They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now."

Laura Ingalls Wilder, American Author

35

"I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful.I'll pray, and then I'll sleep."

"I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful.I'll pray, and then I'll sleep."

Marilynne Robinson, American Author

Spiritual, Prayer, Hope, Bravery, Future

35

"If only employees knew this...there is no hand out just because you got a degree. You still gotta make $ for the biz (employer), if you choose not to make $ for yourself (freelancer / ent)."

"If only employees knew this...there is no hand out just because you got a degree. You still gotta make $ for the biz (employer), if you choose not to make $ for yourself (freelancer / ent)."

Richie Norton, American Author

Career, Work, Values, Education, Reality

35

"[Epilepsy] gave her an adversity to fight against. It had shaped her personality, the need to be careful and secretive, and the ability to see things a bit differently from the neurotypical. She granted that this feeling of having a broken brain that required her to be sensitive, to look always inward to survive, might be why she turned artist."

"[Epilepsy] gave her an adversity to fight against. It had shaped her personality, the need to be careful and secretive, and the ability to see things a bit differently from the neurotypical. She granted that this feeling of having a broken brain that required her to be sensitive, to look always inward to survive, might be why she turned artist."

Thomm Quackenbush, American Author

Health, Adversity, Personality, Perception, Difference

35

"Nothing in the whole world is more dangerous than ignorance."

"Nothing in the whole world is more dangerous than ignorance."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Peril, Danger, Ignorance, Risk, Awareness

35

"The reason some people do not experience God in their life is the same reason that we do not notice that something is going wrong with our marriage untill we arrive in a divorce court or that something is wrong with our child until we got a phone call from the police station . Simply put....Because we do not pay attention."

"The reason some people do not experience God in their life is the same reason that we do not notice that something is going wrong with our marriage untill we arrive in a divorce court or that something is wrong with our child until we got a phone call from the police station . Simply put....Because we do not pay attention."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Awareness, God, Marriage, Attention, Divorce

35

"Her thought encased in a cocoon of desire. She allows the streams of sunlight to warm the core of her being while she waits for metamorphous."

"Her thought encased in a cocoon of desire. She allows the streams of sunlight to warm the core of her being while she waits for metamorphous."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Growth, Transformation, Desire, Patience, Nature

35

"It's easy to thank God and to be happy when you live a sheltered life and have no concept of suffering, Suffer and then do all of the above."

"It's easy to thank God and to be happy when you live a sheltered life and have no concept of suffering, Suffer and then do all of the above."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Faith, Suffering, Happiness, Strength

35

"When you consciously choose to do what you love, life becomes a pleasure and ceases to be a chore."

"When you consciously choose to do what you love, life becomes a pleasure and ceases to be a chore."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Choice, Love, Life, Pleasure

35

"Gravity keeps your body down from flying high. On the other hand, nothing can keep you down from outperforming yourself and from continually growing to become excellent."

"Gravity keeps your body down from flying high. On the other hand, nothing can keep you down from outperforming yourself and from continually growing to become excellent."

Assegid Habtewold, Ethiopian Author

Motivation, Growth, Excellence, Persistence, Ambition

35

"I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end."

"I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Adventure, Life, Heart, Freedom

35

"A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world."

"A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world."

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

Being, Occupation, World

35

"The only people for me are the ones who spill things, the ones who drop their cups sometimes, the ones who get dirty hands and messy hair, the ones who can go barefoot if they feel like it, the people who forget things, and can laugh at themselves every day..."

"The only people for me are the ones who spill things, the ones who drop their cups sometimes, the ones who get dirty hands and messy hair, the ones who can go barefoot if they feel like it, the people who forget things, and can laugh at themselves every day..."

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Humanity, Imperfection, Love, Joy

35

"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."

"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Creativity, Mind, Expression, Thinking, Learning

35

"It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive, when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves flood-marks which are never reached again."

"It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive, when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves flood-marks which are never reached again."

George Eliot, British Author

Emotion, Speech, Truth, Deception

35

"The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit."

"The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

Family, Women, Tax, Nothing

35

"Great mysteries inhabit the threshold of my being."

"Great mysteries inhabit the threshold of my being."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Philosophy, Mystery, Self, Existence, Spiritual

35

"Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana."

"Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana."

James Welch, American Author

Imagination, Desire, Language, Montana

35

"Let strength and wisdom carry you forward beyond the limited horizons - you may have once envisioned."

"Let strength and wisdom carry you forward beyond the limited horizons - you may have once envisioned."

Eleesha, British Author

Wisdom, Strength, Progress, Limitation

35

"Sometimes life seems a dark tunnel with no light at the end, but if you just keep moving forward, you will end up in a better place."

"Sometimes life seems a dark tunnel with no light at the end, but if you just keep moving forward, you will end up in a better place."

Jeffrey Fry, American Author

Inspirational, Perseverance, Hope, Darkness, Journey

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