We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us. ― Roy T. Bennett

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The concept of muse is alien to me. To speak of a muse implies there is a couple in which one person is the objectified passive element - there to help the creative, active, often male part of the duo to create. A muse is very passive. Who wants a muse? I don't want a muse. - Luca Guadagnino

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By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.- Franz Kafka

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Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. — Warren Buffett

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you create your opportunities by asking for them

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Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible. ― Rodolfo Costa

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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. — Truman Capote

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Control of consciousness determines the quality of life. ― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will. — Cheryl Strayed

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Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out. — Robert Collier

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