Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

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There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work. ― Anaïs Nin

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Basically, the first half of life is writing the text, and the second half is writing the commentary on that text. -- Richard Rohr

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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance ― E.E. Cummings

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You are going to end up as one of those sad old men who poke around in rubbish bins.

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The key to life when things get tough is to just keep moving. Just keep moving. — Tyler Perry

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This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy. -- Susan Polis Schutz

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Drench yourself in words unspoken / Live your life with arms wide open / Today is where your book begins / The rest is still unwritten — Natasha Bedingfield

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I'm going to be gone one day, and I have to accept that tomorrow isn't promised. Am I OK with how I’m living today? It's the only thing I can help. If I didn't have another one, what have I done with all my todays? Am I doing a good job?

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