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Flying starts from the ground. The more grounded you are, the higher you fly.
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Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there.
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It's not about making the right choice.
It's about making a choice and making it right.
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Wings are like dreams. Before each flight, a bird takes a small jump, a leap of faith, believing that its wings will work. That jump can only be made with rock solid feet.
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I take showers to think.
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Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play.
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The distance between you and me disappears with us.
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Your true friends echo your own philosophies back at you.
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Two friends raised their heads up to the sky on a dark evening.
-Look at the stars.
--Let us make a wish.
They each took a moment of silence.
-What did you wish for?
--For you to have peace with your wish.
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I found a way to see in the dark. Close your eyes.
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It is less about becoming a better person, and more of being better, as a person.
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Tomorrow is not a promise.
Tomorrow is a second chance.
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Intelligence is what we learn.
Wisdom is what we unlearn.
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Life is a first impression. You get one shot at it. Make it everlasting.
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Having a dream is like having sunshine. Without it, you cannot see as clear. With it, your world shines. Have a dream, and the light will fill your eyes with hope.
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When people say there is no place like home, the first to agree are the homeless.
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In life you find pleasure. In life you find pain. Pain and pleasure is an example of the duality in life. Enjoy them both, they are part of the ride. The key is to not turn the pain into something else - regret.
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Most people spend less time outside than prisoners.
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Every second that goes by is a point of no return.
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Some are born strong and others are made strong.
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What is the one message that only you can give? It's your story.
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The worst way to drown is in mainstream.
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I don't diet and exercise. I eat and train.
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Waking up to an alarm clock is getting punched in the face by time.
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What happens when you combine your passion, strength and value? This is the process of creating true art.
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When we are young, we want to be old and for things to change.
When we are old, we want to be young and for things to go back to the way they were.
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I can cross my arms and I can cross my legs, but nothing seems to cross my mind.
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Where is the best place to be? Wherever we are, together.
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The chance to do it over again is called now.
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Who cares what time you wake up and go to bed? What matters most is what you do with your life in between.
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Itβs the journey, not the destination, but that doesnβt make sense until you get there.
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If you were given one wish, what would you wish for? To wish no more.
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Many people make the mistake of saving money by wasting time.
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I may not know why, but I do know why not and this is where I stand.
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Even the laziest person will fight for oxygen when drowning.
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Don't love what you do, love who you are.
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The best advice anyone has ever given me, was to never take advice from anyone.
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All of us learned how to walk by failing.
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A tree is no more valuable than a seed. Both are simply at a different stage in their development.
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From the moment you think you have made it, is the beginning of the end.
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The morning is in itself a miracle, the chance to be able to live life - is the greatest gift we have. The morning is a reminder of that, every day.
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Discipline is for professionals.
Motivation is for amateurs.
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When asking for advice, search not for what is on the surface, Dig deeper, questioning what does this person believe in?
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In order to do the unthinkable, do not think about it.
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Qhuinnβs head cranked around, leaving its cage of the hand that had remained, his blue and green eyes red rimmed and watery. βI have loved you for years. I have been in love with you for years and years and yearsβ¦ throughout school and trainingβ¦ before transitions and afterwardβ¦ when you approached me and yes, even now that youβre with Saxton and you hate me. And thatβ¦ shitβ¦ in my fucking head locked me down, locked everything downβ¦ and it cost me you.
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Life is a progression of becoming who we are.
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Feelings do not always determine truth, but they can sometimes tell you what is true.
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Hitting "like" on a social media platform is the modern day version of clapping at the end of a performance.
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The greatest of all capabilities of a human being is to become born again.
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Life is a dash.
Pause in the present.
Enjoy this moment.
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The time in your life can go by in the blink of an eye, so look for what lasts a lifetime.
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It takes one person to rewrite the history book.
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Your life is a sculpture, every day chip away.
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To see in the dark, close your eyes.
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Doing the things you hate is living in a world of sin. Hell is staying in the place Jesus saved you from. That is, to live on your own, without God.
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It's not about making the right choice. It's about making a choice and making it right.
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To pray is to communicate with the essence. Praying is calling home.
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Tell the truth. It's your duty to do so. It's up to them how they take in the information. Keep it real.
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This is the truth about mainstream media and advertising: People wouldn't have to pay to show you such messages if they were right.
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What you think may change what you do, but what is also true is, what you do will change what you think.
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What is a goal without a purpose?
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Discipline is a bridge built through everyday action.
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The earth is a spaceship. While you are here, enjoy the ride.
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I wonder in what way I would function as a person, in a society without ever attending school. I'd be myself.
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The best investments are in things you cannot buy.
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Giving when you can is generosity.
Giving when you can't is sacrifice.
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You know what an illusion is? On this planet, one small cloud has the ability to block the entire sun.
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Each day, the goal is to receive knowledge and remove ignorance. This reveals what we all search for. Wisdom.
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In my illustrious career as a university student,
I turned in over 100 papers so that one day,
in the end, I got 1 paper in return.
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When you feel thankful, you can be appreciative for a moment, then not at all the next. It seems the tank is full, then it becomes empty, and the cycle continues. If you don't feel the same gratitude for a moment, know that it's possible in the next moment that comes around.
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Seeing your child for the first time is rarest of occasions. You see glimpses of yourself from the past. The potential of a brand new life happening right before your eyes. And most importantly, that life begins again.
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If your eyes are clear, you can see even in darkness.
If your ears are clear, you can hear even in silence.
If your mind is clear, you can think even in chaos.
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The more you get set into your own world, the smaller your world becomes.
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Singers provide all the proof that we have souls.
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Death does not end my life, it opens the door to a life without end.
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We breathe our deepest during sleep.
When we are in the state of full rest.
We are able to be.
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There are questions that are not meant to be answered with words. Some questions take a lifetime to answer. Take action.
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Optimizing your strength is not optional, it's an obligation.
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Prayer is meeting with God. It's checking in, saying I am here, You are here. It is the present moment.
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Advertisements on YouTube are the new infomercials.
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A goal gives you the lens to see the future with clearer vision.
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At some point, you will hit a plateau. If you keep doing same things you did to get to that point, make a change.
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There is no security without freedom.
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Two things I can't stand - sitting and sleeping.
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One day I realized a new found superpower was bestowed upon me. I could walk straight on sidewalks.
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Some words were made up without any thought given. Nice is one of them. Nice has no meaning. Nice gets thrown out there to replace something meaningful. Take Goodreads and turn it into Nicereads. This goes to show that nice provides no justice.
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It is true that you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends.
It is also true that you can choose your partner and in doing so, you end up choosing the family you've always wanted.
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Anyone who takes your time is a thief. Protect your time, it's what makes up your life.
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The same people who thought Bitcoin at $100 was expensive, now think it is fairly valued at $30,000.
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There's a reason why golfers walk forward to their next shot. It's to move on.
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Don't worry, it's bad for your health.
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If you become obsessed with someone else, you lose yourself.
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If you are going to accept anything, accept who you are.
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Advice is autobiography.
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If it is important, do it - every day.
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The next time you hear a person say,
'I don't have time' or 'I have no time,'
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Without time, that somebody becomes a nobody.
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Wealth is not what you have for yourself. Wealth is what you share with others.
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The more you get, the more you get to give.
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How much would you give to make your dream a living reality? Use the time you have.
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Inside your dream is a nation. To the rest of the world it is invisible, yet it is the only thing you see. It is your imagination.
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