quotes to live by.

"Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition."

quotes to live by.

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 are always in the same place.

-Nora Roberts.

quotes to live by.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy.' They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life.

-John Lennon.

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You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

-Andre Gide.

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. 

An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

-Sir Winston Churchill.

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We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

-Frederick Keonig.

quotes to live by.

If you're feeling frightened about what comes next, don't be. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness. Don't waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present, each moment, as it comes; because you'll never get another one quite like it. And if you should ever look up and find yourself lost, simply take a breath and start over. Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart- where your hope lives. You'll find your way again.

-Gilmore Girls.

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Consult not your fears, but your hopes and dreams. 

Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. 

Concern yourself not with what you have tried and failed in, 

But with what it is still possible for you to do.

-Pope John XXIII.

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They take pictures of the mountain climbers at the top of a mountain. They're smiling, ecstatic, trimphant. They don't take pictures along the way cause who wants to remember the rest of it? We push ourselves because we have to, not because we like it. The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level. Nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We just wanna remember the view from the top. The breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That's what keeps us climbing. And it's worth the pain. That's the crazy part. It's worth anything.

-Meredith Grey.

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A couple hundred years ago Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that 'til tomorrow, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity; you'd think we'd pay more attention to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of pain, fear of rejection. Sometimes the fear if just of making a decision. Because... What if you're wrong? What if you make a mistake you can't undo? Whatever it is we're afraid of, one thing holds true: That by the time the pain of not doing the thing gets worse than the fear of doing it. "The early bird catches the worm." "A stitch in time saves nine." "He who hesitates is lost." We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time; heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still, sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering. That waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake, beats the hell out of not trying. 

-Meredith Grey.

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Unless it's mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it's a waste of time.

There are too many mediocre things in life.

Love shouldn't be one of them.

-Dream for an Insomniac.

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Sometimes you're flush, and sometimes you're bust.

And when you're up, it's never as good as it seems.

And when you're down, you never think you'll be up again.

But life goes on.

-Fred Jung

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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;

For beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;

And for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

-Audrey Hepburn

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We've all heard about people who've exploded beyond the limitations of their conditions to become examples of the unlimited power of the human spirit. You and I can make our lives one of these legendary inspirations, as well, simply by having courage and the awareness that we can control whatever happens in our lives. Although we cannot always control the events in our lives, we can always control our response to them, and the actions we take as a result. If there's anything you're not happy about--in your relationships, in your health, in your career--make a decision right now about how you're going to change it immediately.

 -Anthony Robbins.

quotes to live by.

Time is free, but it's priceless.
You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it.
Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
-Harvey MacKay

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Everyone has potential.
It is an infinite resource that cannot be exhausted.
But can be lost in the clouds of fear and complacency.
It may take courage to embrace the possibilities of your own potential.
But once you've flown past the summit of your fears.
Nothing will seem impossible.
-Michael McKee