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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
Long-term travel doesn't require a massive bundle of cash; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way.
Emotion is not opposed to reason. Emotions guide and manage thought in fundamental ways and complement the deficiencies of thinking.
the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
That is the exploration that awaits you! Not mapping stars and studying nebula, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence.
We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.
The only problem facing you in life is the belief in separation from your Source. Solve that one and all the other ones will vanish.
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.
Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
Men make angry music and it's called rock-and-roll; women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly they're angry and militant.
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
You and I and everyone else have the attention span of gnats. And that means that saying or doing anything once simply doesn't work.
I'm telling you, people. Everyday we wake up is another blessing. Follow your dreams and don't let anyone stop you. Never say never.
Everything you need to be great is already inside you. Stop waiting for someone or something to light your fire. You have the match.
The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting.
The difference between PR and social media is that PR is about positioning, and social media is about becoming, being and improving.
If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.
Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes.
Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.
You know what ? Certain people think they will feel good if certain things happen The trick is : you have to feel good for no reason
Challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction. I believe that ambition and initiative will ultimately triumph.
I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing.
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else.
I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.
The price of freedom of religion or of speech or of the press is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish.
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.
If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.
Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty.
Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal but which the reader recognizes as his own.
Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.
The snow, the wind, the sun and the sounds of nature, can all be reminders to you that you're an integral part of the natural world.
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
There is a direct relationship between joy and effort. The joy of success is in ratio to the amount of effort expended to achieve it
What a computer is to me is the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.
The poor themselves can create a poverty-free world. All we have to do is to free them from the chains that we have put around them!
It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawn mower, snowblower and vacuum cleaner.
The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?
I believe above the storm, the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word.
Ladies, first and foremost: you're on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.
Part of your mission in life then must be to share your gifts with as many people as possible. That means being willing to play big.
Ability to persevere begins with you, the individual. However, change is rarely easy. In fact, sometimes it is downright formidable.
A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done.
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.