As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

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Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.— Haruki Murakami, author

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Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

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Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time. -Dwayne Johnson

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Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back. ― Jennifer Elisabeth

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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

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The greatest challenge in life is to be our own person and accept that being different is a blessing and not a curse. A person who knows who they are lives a simple life by eliminating from their orbit anything that does not align with his or her overriding purpose and values. A person must be selective with their time and energy because both elements of life are limited. ― Kilroy J. Oldster

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He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet. ― William Golding

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We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom. ― Leo Tolstoy

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Happiness is seeing life for what it is in all the little moments.

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