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"Everything with no exception is a choice. The choice can be either conscious or unconscious depending on the level of self-awareness. The more self-aware we become, the faster we can make our unconscious choices known to us."

"Everything with no exception is a choice. The choice can be either conscious or unconscious depending on the level of self-awareness. The more self-aware we become, the faster we can make our unconscious choices known to us."

Raphael Zernoff, British Author

Choice, Awareness, Self, Consciousness

24

"Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake."

"Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake."

J. Donald Walters, American Author

Friendship, Happiness, Being, Principles

24

"And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings."

"And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings."

Stephen King, American Author

Reality, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Happiness

24

"Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation."

"Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Emotion, Expression, Support, Hate

24

"Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so."

"Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so."

Naomi Wolf, American Author

Self, Self-Love, Empowerment, Confidence, Awareness

24

"Doubter wants proof which contributes nothing to her faith."

"Doubter wants proof which contributes nothing to her faith."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Skepticism, Doubt, Faith, Truth, Wisdom

24

"Kennedy's issue didn't seem to be that she had been in jail, but that she had put on weight in jail. The food had been crappy, she'd told me, and it has been high on the carbohydrate count. 'But I'm an emotional eater, ' she'd said, as if that were a terrible thing. 'And I was real emotional in jail."

"Kennedy's issue didn't seem to be that she had been in jail, but that she had put on weight in jail. The food had been crappy, she'd told me, and it has been high on the carbohydrate count. 'But I'm an emotional eater, ' she'd said, as if that were a terrible thing. 'And I was real emotional in jail."

Charlaine Harris, American Author

Morality, Emotion, Behavior, Truth, Healing

24

"In times of trouble, be strong. And wait patiently for God to rescue you."

"In times of trouble, be strong. And wait patiently for God to rescue you."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Strength, Trouble, Patience, God

24

"To die hating them, that was freedom."

"To die hating them, that was freedom."

George Orwell, British Author

Freedom, Hatred, Oppression, Emotion

24

"I suppose there has been nothing like the airports since the age of the stage-stops - nothing quite as lonely, as sombre-silent. The red-brick depots were built right into the towns they marked - people didn't get off at those isolated stations unless they lived there. But airports lead you way back in history like oases, like the stops on the great trade routes. The sight of air travellers strolling in ones and twos into midnight airports will draw a small crowd any night up or two. The young people look at the planes, the older ones look at the passengers with a watchful incredulity."

"I suppose there has been nothing like the airports since the age of the stage-stops - nothing quite as lonely, as sombre-silent. The red-brick depots were built right into the towns they marked - people didn't get off at those isolated stations unless they lived there. But airports lead you way back in history like oases, like the stops on the great trade routes. The sight of air travellers strolling in ones and twos into midnight airports will draw a small crowd any night up or two. The young people look at the planes, the older ones look at the passengers with a watchful incredulity."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Travel, History, Loneliness, Observation

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"People should think that being a writer is cool. Even if you're just a starving writer. Besides, most great writers were starving at one point or another. It comes with the title."

"People should think that being a writer is cool. Even if you're just a starving writer. Besides, most great writers were starving at one point or another. It comes with the title."

Zack Love, American Author

Writing, Creativity, Persistence, Success

24

"Has anyone ever noticed that when ethnic Australians excel in sport they are heralded 'Aussies'; but when something goes wrong they are thrown the 'go back to where you came from' line? WAKE UP RACISTS."

"Has anyone ever noticed that when ethnic Australians excel in sport they are heralded 'Aussies'; but when something goes wrong they are thrown the 'go back to where you came from' line? WAKE UP RACISTS."

Miya Yamanouchi, Japanese Author

Justice, Racism, Equality, Observation

24

"He walks the soft grass, wet with fresh rain, jeans slung low on his hips and shirt hanging open, still dripping from the fevered maelstrom that set fire to the night sky. Fury in his step and passion furrowing his brow...He is my perfect storm..."

"He walks the soft grass, wet with fresh rain, jeans slung low on his hips and shirt hanging open, still dripping from the fevered maelstrom that set fire to the night sky. Fury in his step and passion furrowing his brow...He is my perfect storm..."

Virginia Alison, British Author

Passion, Love, Intensity, Desire

24

"The world is too quiet without you nearby."

"The world is too quiet without you nearby."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Emotion, Quiet, Presence, Absence, Longing

24

"Dream big, but do not fall asleep."

"Dream big, but do not fall asleep."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Dreams, Dream, Motivational, Awareness, Focus

24

"Today, just for today, let someone live in your beauty of love."

"Today, just for today, let someone live in your beauty of love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Love, Beauty, Today, Compassion

24

"A rich person who has no love in his heart is poorer than a poor person who has no money in his pocket."

"A rich person who has no love in his heart is poorer than a poor person who has no money in his pocket."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Love, Wealth, Heart, True Riches

24

"Talking on a landline with no interruptions used to be an everyday thing. Now it's exotic, the jewel in the crown."

"Talking on a landline with no interruptions used to be an everyday thing. Now it's exotic, the jewel in the crown."

Sherry Turkle, American Author

Technology, Communication, Change, Connection

24

"While a mission statement speaks to why a company exists, a vision statement communicates what you want to accomplishin the future."

"While a mission statement speaks to why a company exists, a vision statement communicates what you want to accomplishin the future."

Amber Hurdle, American Author

Business, Vision, Goal, Future

24

"God wants to take care of us, raise us up and direct us in life."

"God wants to take care of us, raise us up and direct us in life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Guidance, Care, God, Direction, Purpose

24

"You don't need to be primary caregiver of your children to be of primary influence in their lives. What you do for them behind the scenes in your own unique way is what makes the true difference in the long run."

"You don't need to be primary caregiver of your children to be of primary influence in their lives. What you do for them behind the scenes in your own unique way is what makes the true difference in the long run."

Miya Yamanouchi, Japanese Author

Parenting, Influence, Impact, Love

24

"Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes."

"Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes."

Tammy Bruce, American Author

People, Forget, Judges, Lawyers

24

"At that exact moment, 6-0-0, the sun climbed over the skyline of oaks, revealing its full summer angry-god self. Its reflection flared across the river toward our house, a long, blaring finger aimed at me through our frail bedroom curtains. Accusing: You have been seen. You will be seen."

"At that exact moment, 6-0-0, the sun climbed over the skyline of oaks, revealing its full summer angry-god self. Its reflection flared across the river toward our house, a long, blaring finger aimed at me through our frail bedroom curtains. Accusing: You have been seen. You will be seen."

Gillian Flynn, American Author

Exposure, Guilt, Fear, Morning

24

"You do not win by struggling to the top of a caste system, you win by refusing to be trapped within one at all."

"You do not win by struggling to the top of a caste system, you win by refusing to be trapped within one at all."

Naomi Wolf, American Author

Success, Power, Freedom, Choice

24

"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die."

"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Literature, Books, Miracle, Community, Friendship

24

"It gets worse. Josh tell her that he loves her. She says it back. He touches her. She touches him back. And then they're losing their virginity on the floor of her bedroom beside her pet rabbit, Isis. A rabbit.Josh literally lost his virginity in front of a metaphor for sex."

"It gets worse. Josh tell her that he loves her. She says it back. He touches her. She touches him back. And then they're losing their virginity on the floor of her bedroom beside her pet rabbit, Isis. A rabbit.Josh literally lost his virginity in front of a metaphor for sex."

Stephanie Perkins, American Author

Faith, Humor, Youth, Experience, Awareness

24

"Those eyes. I felt like they pierced right through me; that if I didn't break away now, they would peel me open to see what lay beneath. Deep within, the dragon stirred, growling. She didn't like this human, I realized. Maybe he scared her, or the intensity of his gaze reminded her of a predator. Or maybe she felt that, if I stared at him much longer, I would lose myself in those stormy eyes and forget all about a certain golden-eyed rogue, waiting for me in the darkness."

"Those eyes. I felt like they pierced right through me; that if I didn't break away now, they would peel me open to see what lay beneath. Deep within, the dragon stirred, growling. She didn't like this human, I realized. Maybe he scared her, or the intensity of his gaze reminded her of a predator. Or maybe she felt that, if I stared at him much longer, I would lose myself in those stormy eyes and forget all about a certain golden-eyed rogue, waiting for me in the darkness."

Julie Kagawa, American Author

Romance, Emotion, Observation, Truth, Danger

24

"When I thought of Eric with someone else, I wanted to rip out all his beautiful blonde hair. By the roots. In clumps."

"When I thought of Eric with someone else, I wanted to rip out all his beautiful blonde hair. By the roots. In clumps."

Charlaine Harris, American Author

Pain, Jealousy, Love, Obsession, Anger

24

"Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar."

"Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

24

"Then her heart opened wider than it ever had before, and all she saw before her, everywhere she looked, were people to love."

"Then her heart opened wider than it ever had before, and all she saw before her, everywhere she looked, were people to love."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Love, Heart, Compassion, Open

24

"I am a limitless being of oneness. I am the physical embodiment of joy. Anything is possible in my life. My true source is joy."

"I am a limitless being of oneness. I am the physical embodiment of joy. Anything is possible in my life. My true source is joy."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Awakening, Joy, Oneness, Limitless, Spirit

24

"Anger creates distances that shouting increases."

"Anger creates distances that shouting increases."

Rajen Jani, Indian Author

Universe, Anger, Communication, Conflict, Emotion

24

"Your child should feel entitled to cry when you leave; crying is a natural thing for a child to do when she feels bad. The fact that your child cries when you go doesn't mean she will never like day care. It just means she wants you to stay."

"Your child should feel entitled to cry when you leave; crying is a natural thing for a child to do when she feels bad. The fact that your child cries when you go doesn't mean she will never like day care. It just means she wants you to stay."

Amy Laura Dombro, American Author

Care, Day, Fact, Will

24

"With the right Mindset...effective thinking is automatic."

"With the right Mindset...effective thinking is automatic."

Tony Dovale, South African Author

Mindset, Thinking, Success, Action

24

"The truth, as much as people acted like they wanted to hear it, was sometimes too cruel and harsh."

"The truth, as much as people acted like they wanted to hear it, was sometimes too cruel and harsh."

Laura Kreitzer, American Author

Light, Truth, Reality, Pain

24

"I want you to spend the night, you said. And it was definitely your phrasing that ensured it. If you had said, "Let's have sex, or "Let's go to my place, or even "I really want you, I'm not sure we would have gone quite as far as we did. But I loved the notion that the night was mine to spend, and I immediately decided to spend it with you."

"I want you to spend the night, you said. And it was definitely your phrasing that ensured it. If you had said, "Let's have sex, or "Let's go to my place, or even "I really want you, I'm not sure we would have gone quite as far as we did. But I loved the notion that the night was mine to spend, and I immediately decided to spend it with you."

David Levithan, American Author

Romance, Love, Night, Affection, Decision

24

"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health."

"What is called genius is the abundance of life and health."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Life, Health, Genius, Abundance

24

"I have been taunted on various platforms recently for becoming a neo-conservative, and have been the object of some fascinating web-site and blog stuff, from the isolationist Right as well as from the peaceniks, who both argue in a semi-literate way that neo-conservativism is Trotskyism and 'permanent revolution' reborn.Sometimes, you have to comb an overt anti-Semitism out of this propaganda before you can even read it straight. And I can guarantee you that none of these characters has any idea at all of what the theory of 'permanent revolution' originally meant."

"I have been taunted on various platforms recently for becoming a neo-conservative, and have been the object of some fascinating web-site and blog stuff, from the isolationist Right as well as from the peaceniks, who both argue in a semi-literate way that neo-conservativism is Trotskyism and 'permanent revolution' reborn.Sometimes, you have to comb an overt anti-Semitism out of this propaganda before you can even read it straight. And I can guarantee you that none of these characters has any idea at all of what the theory of 'permanent revolution' originally meant."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Politics, Propaganda, Criticism, Ideology

24

"Mistakes are your school of learning therefore forgiveness is your greatest teacher in this school of learning."

"Mistakes are your school of learning therefore forgiveness is your greatest teacher in this school of learning."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Wisdom, Learning, Forgiveness, Mistakes, Growth

24

"This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing."

"This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing."

Ian McEwan, British Author

Life, Inaction, Choice, Consequence, Awareness

24

"That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds."

"That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds."

James Lee Burke, American Author

Age, Care, Temper, Want

24

"The less you obey the Word of God, the more you distance yourself from God in the spiritual realm."

"The less you obey the Word of God, the more you distance yourself from God in the spiritual realm."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Obedience, WordOfGod, SpiritualDistance, Faith

24

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."

Anais Nin, American Author

Creativity, Writer

24

"I'm a big believer that your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life."

"I'm a big believer that your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life."

Karen Salmansohn, American Author

Choice, Life, Decision, Happiness

24

"I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer."

"I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer."

Robert Kiyosaki, American Author

24

"Adverse situations used advantageously can offer solutions to problems."

"Adverse situations used advantageously can offer solutions to problems."

Rajen Jani, Indian Author

Adversity, Opportunity, Problem, Solution

24

"When there is no leverage or no incentive, all brains get stuck."

"When there is no leverage or no incentive, all brains get stuck."

Tony Dovale, South African Author

Motivation, Motivational, Action, Progress, Thinking

24

"Sometimes the ultimate act of self-compassion is turning off your phone and looking someone in the eye."

"Sometimes the ultimate act of self-compassion is turning off your phone and looking someone in the eye."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Self-Care, Connection, Presence, Technology, Humanity

24

"Fulfilling your special calling brings the greatest happiness."

"Fulfilling your special calling brings the greatest happiness."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Purpose, Fulfilling, Calling, Happiness, Life

24

"Not everything that happens during the day is an open portending a good or evil development in the future, but everything has meaning to one degree or another, for the world is an ever-weaving tapestry from which no thread can be pulled without destroying the integrity of the cloth."

"Not everything that happens during the day is an open portending a good or evil development in the future, but everything has meaning to one degree or another, for the world is an ever-weaving tapestry from which no thread can be pulled without destroying the integrity of the cloth."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Philosophy, Meaning, Life, Fate, Future

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