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“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.”
In every sport, a team or individual is “trying” to win. To this end, many attempts are made to have the highest score–from shots on a basketball court to games on a tennis court and goals on a football/soccer field. Invariably, not every attempt is successful. This anonymous quote brings…
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“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.”
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.”
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“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
This quote is pulled from a longer quote by Maya Angelou where she lists some of the things she’s learned in life. She starts by saying, “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow”. The…
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“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.”
“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”
“Don’t start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every day is a fresh start. Every morning we wake up is the first day of the rest of our life.”
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“Follow your dreams. They know the way.”
A lot of people are lost in life simply because they’re not following their dreams. This quote, by Kobi Yamada, reminds us that our dreams are there for a reason. And when we don’t know what to do or where to turn, our dreams are silently beckoning us to go…
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“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”
This quote, by Tim Ferriss, serves as a great reminder that your fears may be holding you back. This idea is nothing new. Yes, fear can hold you back from doing things. However, this quote gives a deeper meaning to the concept. Unfortunately, with fear, you’re usually not held back…
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“Sometimes when hardships knock, it’s just life. Do not take it personal.”
If you’ve found yourself thinking or saying things like “Nothing good ever happens to me” or “I have the worst luck,” know that you’re not alone in these thoughts. It’s natural to fall into this way of thinking when nothing seems to be going right or when we’re met with…
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“There are a thousand reasons to live this life, every one of them is sufficient.”
Truly, there are a thousand reasons to live. And one can argue that the number of reasons are innumerable. From spending more time with your loved ones to enjoying another sunset, checking off an item on your bucket list, reaching an unmet goal, or dancing to your favorite tune. Each…
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“You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.”
This is a great quote from the song, “Swing Little Girl” sung by Charlie Chaplin in the 1969 film, The Circus. The quote is more powerful when one considers the rainbow as a symbol of hope, faith, and trust. It means you can never find hope, faith, and trust if…
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“No wind favors he who has no destined port.”
If a boat doesn’t have a specific destination or port, it doesn’t really matter where the wind blows. Moreover, there’s no need to steer it in any particular direction because there is no destination. This quote comes from French Renaissance philosopher, Michel de Montaigne (aka Michel Eyquem). It reminds us…
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.”
“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.”
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“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.”
This quote, by Soren Kierkegaard, explains that life is best understood backwards–in hindsight. But the trouble is that we must live it forward. We must live it in that unsettling space that falls between a confounding present and an uncertain future. As such, we often don’t understand why things are…
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“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.”
If you consistently pile on grains of sand in a localized area, you’ll eventually get a little mound. Conversely, if you consistently take away gains of sand in a localized area, a hole will begin to form. They’re only tiny grains of sand either added or taken away. Yet, the…
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“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.”
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
“If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.”
