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“Don’t focus on regrets; find your inspiration in what you can do now.”
Focusing on regrets is like driving with our eyes constantly on the rearview mirror. Ideally, they should focus more on where we are and where we’re going. This quote, from inspirational writer Catherine Pulsifer, cautions us against focusing too much on regrets. Instead, it encourages us to turn our “should…
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“Begin anywhere.”
In track and field, there’s a clearly defined “start” or line that tells runners where to begin the race. They can’t just begin anywhere. But in life, you can. Whatever life changes you want to make, this quote, by music composer John Cage, is a simple one to remember when…
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“When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.”
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.”
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
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“Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.”
When things end in failure, it’s natural to see it as the end. It’s natural to move on with little to no hope that success will ever follow. However, as this quote by writer and historian Edward Eggleston suggests, persistence can turn failed endings to new beginnings. It’s under the…
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“Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining nearby.”
Shadows tend to have an ominous connotation, especially in film where they might indicate that something frightful is about to appear on screen. But in order to produce the ominous shadow, there must be light not only present but nearby. This quote, by Ruth E. Renkel, reminds us of the…
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“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.”
“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.”
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
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“Without darkness, there are no dreams.”
If you happen to sleep with your eyes open in complete brightness, then you may not understand this quote. Otherwise, you’ll understand that without darkness, there are no dreams. You literally have to close your eyes in order to create darkness so you can fall asleep. This quote, by Karla…
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“At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end.”
Ever had a bad day? A bad week? Or maybe the past year, as a whole, wasn’t all that great. Fortunately, as this quote by Christine Mason Miller suggests, at any moment in the day, week, month, year–you have a chance to turn your life around. You have the power…
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“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.”
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“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”
The fact that nothing can dim the light that shines within makes literal sense. Whatever shines within us literally can’t be touched and therefore can’t be dimmed. However this quote, by Maya Angelou, goes beyond this surface-level meaning. When she stated it, she was referring to the unique characteristics and…
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“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
“I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that.”
“Failure is a delay but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.”
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“It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.”
One of the things in life that you have no control over is where you’re born. You often have no say over where you grow up either. You also have no control over unforeseen circumstances and events. Whether it’s a physical location or a non-physical circumstance, these things make up…
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“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”
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“A dead end street is a good place to turn around.”
Whenever we approach a dead end on a road, street, or path, we instinctively turn around and go in a different direction. It makes no sense to continue down a path with no way out. And sometimes, it’s practically impossible. It also makes no sense to settle ourselves down at…
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“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.”
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”
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“Sometimes failure is the beginning of success.”
This quote comes from a novel by Astrid Scholte. It makes us imagine ourselves accomplishing a particular goal with our first step or attempt being falling flat on our face. It reminds us that sometimes there’ll be failures on our road to whatever destination we’re trying to reach. And sometimes…
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“If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.”
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”
