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It's one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it's another thing to make a portrait of who they are.
Experiencing the present purely is being empty and hollow; you catch grace as a man fills his cup under a waterfall.
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is.
Character is the ability to follow through on a resolution long after the emotion with which it was made has passed.
Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time.
The most successful people are mavericks who aren't afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it's obvious.
Yes, I believe in God, but I don't perform a daily puja. I don't have any gurus. Ek baat hai,destiny, koi cheez hai.
Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.
Love and time, those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought, but only spent.
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.
Ultimately you understand there is order in the universe, even if there is no order in your immediate circumstances.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.
The imagination disposes of everything. It creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are the whole of the world.
If you have the will to win, you have achieved half your success; if you don't, you have achieved half your failure.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.
Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.
Structure your presentation so that you appeal to the different interests of the different decision-makers involved.
It's not what we don't know that hurts us, people say. It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage.
Who knows the flower best? - the one who reads about it in a book, or the one who finds it wild on the mountainside?
We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.
I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger.
Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish much. In any relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.
It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.
May we help more than we hurt, may we seek to understand more than be understood and may we love more than we judge.
If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
Whenever you want to produce something, do not depend upon the outside source: go deep and seek the Infinite Source.
If you are anxious, you can't learn. It's like dropping seeds on concrete. With a quiet mind, people take things in.
If Chelsea drop points, the cat's out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don't come home.
Don't matter how much money you got, there's only two kinds of people: there's saved people and there's lost people.
I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.
We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.
Words transform. Speak only with a good purpose. Say only things that serve you and others. Choose your words wisely.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
The universe, I'd learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never give it back.
I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive.
One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.
Life is wonderful. It's a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn't really anything else.
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.
The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would.
There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail... only learn, grow and become better than you've ever been before.
My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat.
I like to see honesty out of people. People who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with The Lord.
Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.
Its like a finger pointing away to the moon. Dont concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
God is speaking to all of us, all the time. The question is not, to whom does God talk? The question is, who listens?