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Differences don’t necessarily mean conflict, diversity is beautiful!
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Sahar El-Nadi (Sandcastles and Snowmen)
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She was never able to talk about her secret with anyone around her. She has never found the proper words to describe it to others.. and even when she thought she did, the ones she used were never understood . But how could she blame anyone around her for not understanding something that confused her and kept her perplexed even though she lived it ?
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Sahar Ayachi (The Orchid)
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We all have a tree inside us. Finding it is just a matter of time.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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Childhood slips away when death settles in.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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ليس هناك من يختارك للنجاح بل أنت الذي تختار نفسك للنجاح
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Sahar Hashemi (Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real-Life Laws on Entrepreneurship)
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هناك قول مأثور عن هنري فورد عندما أراد أن يجعل خط الإنتاج الذي قام بتصنيعه أن يعمل أسرع، وأخبره العمال الذين كانو يعملون معه منذ سنين طويلة أن الخط يعمل بأقصى سرعة ممكنة، عندها قال "إذا فاذهبو احضرو لي شابا عمره 25 عاما لا يعرف أن هذا لا يمكن عمله
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Sahar Hashemi (Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real-Life Laws on Entrepreneurship)
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Imagine if we treated offensive words like we treat chemical pollution. I'd love to see a 'Talk Green' campaign sweeping the world
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Sahar El-Nadi (Sandcastles and Snowmen)
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Ideas are easy. It’s the execution that’s hard. —Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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He said, once the fear prevails, we will have nothing left.
He was wrong.
She was left with nothing but fear.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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A disability that is not apparent in the person’s appearance is no less intrusive, no less painful, no less disturbing than one that can be spotted across the room. And, yet, many people fail to respect the tremendous impact that the invisible disability has on the human enduring it.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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Does it go away?" she asks. "Missing each other?"
I think about how much I missed Maman. I still do, though it isn´t as acute as it once was.
"A little bit," I whisper.
"Enough so that life continues. In a year you won´t even think about me. " She turns around in my arms and looks up at me, tugging at a strand of my hair.
"don´t say stupid things, Sahar. You´re smarter than that.
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Sara Farizan (If You Could Be Mine)
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Faith to me is a form of self-expression, like a work of art, a manifestation of freedom, not a tool for mindless conformity.
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Sahar El-Nadi (Sandcastles and Snowmen)
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Perhaps it is time for humanity to realize that noble ends can only be attained through ethical means.
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Sahar El-Nadi (Sandcastles and Snowmen)
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It is all one big prison, Sheida. We are all in one big prison.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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You do not laugh at someone who is trying; only at fools who do not give themselves a chance.
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
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People with depression can't just snap out of it or "turn that frown upside down." Depression can be a painful and overwhelming state that makes one unable to function, to think clearly or reasonably, or to want to simply face another day. Many people suffer alone and in silence because they are scared or ashamed. They feel weak…or pitiful. How can a person be incapable of having joy? “Why can’t I just have a good time? Why can’t I get on with it?
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Sahar Abdulaziz (But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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There is probably nothing more menacing or dangerous than an individual who is devoid of compassion or empathy. When this individual is permitted by community apathy and bias to successfully cloak himself in the attire of one who claims allegiance to his or her Creator, it becomes the moral imperative of those who lay witness to the peril to step up before it is too late. Until such a time when domestic violence and sexual assault are eradicated for good, the perpetrators of these deplorable acts will continue to cause unspeakable harm as Evil’s welcomed ambassadors and Tyranny’s strongest ally.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (The Broken Half)
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I can't leave the children," she said in a trailing voice. If there was anything she ever wished for, it was for him to stay, but sacrifices were not something she asked of others. "I've told you.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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THERE IS A PROFIT IN DARKNESS
THEY HATE TO SEE THE SUN RISE
ANDHERE MEIN MUNAAFA ZIYAADA HAI RAAZ
NARAAZ HAIN SAB, KYUN SAHAR HO RAHI HAI
अंधेरे में मुनाफ़ा ज़ियादा है राज़
नाराज़ हैं सब क्यूं सहर हो रही है
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Vineet Raj Kapoor
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Inshallah,” Afaf says. It’s such a simple word that seems full of promise, yet without the pressure of failure. A word conceding to a power that might ultimately decide all of their fates, lifting the burden from themselves.
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
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Life has an uncanny way of tying up a host of loose ends. Not in the neat, all-creases-matching, hospital corner-to-corner kind of way, but in a cloudy, murky, uncertain mish-mash collection of what ifs, could haves, and a bus load of should haves kind of way. But what happens when all the magnificent stars in the heavens and all the resolute planets in the galaxy agree to simultaneously align? What happens when the glorious birds of prey in the sky and the steadfast worker ants of the ground all decide to ally? And more intriguingly, what happens when the settling of old hurts and scores becomes so alluring, so certain, with the whispered promise of everlasting, as to lure with it a collection of hardly surviving, barely functioning, scattered, and damaged souls together once again? As one door finally seemed to close tightly shut, two others flung wide open, and the darkness of life’s most protected secrets and haunts invited the crippling unknown to bask once again in the glaring, naked light.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (As One Door Closes)
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He never saw these dresses, was not the least aware of their presence under the manteau, but she insisted on wearing them. It was important to her that she could choose those dresses, that this choice, although hidden from view, was still made, was still hers.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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Ash," she whispered, ”you know I love you desperately, right?"
He drew her face up and kissed her, his mouth hot and demanding. Heat dove through her middle and she tossed the Sahar aside so she could slide both hands into his hair.
”You know you are my heart and soul," he murmured against her mouth.
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Annette Marie (Unleash the Storm (Steel & Stone, #5))
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From a short distance, the few attending mourners under the blue tarp looked on silently as each ritualistic movement necessary to properly complete the last rites of the dead were respectively adhered to. Not surprisingly, only the constant raindrops marred the utter silence of the occasion, and
not a single teardrop fell. Not a whimper or a shudder. Not for this man. Not today. Not ever again. It took all Skye had not to walk over to the hole, lift up her skirt, and piss on the man who had repeatedly raped her as a child. Good riddance, you nasty bastard. Now you are in God’s hands. Have fun with that, you piece of garbage.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (As One Door Closes)
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Ash, wait!” He stopped and faced her. His eyes were like black ice. “What?” “I want to help.” “I don’t need your help.” “But I have the Sahar. I could—” “I don’t want your help.” She gritted her teeth. “Lyre is my friend and I’m helping whether you like it or not.” His gaze raked her. “Fine. But don’t get in the way.
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Annette Marie (Reap the Shadows (Steel & Stone, #4))
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Keep calm. The person who can’t keep calm is a useless commodity in crises.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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Nobody is born perfect. And nobody needs to die imperfect.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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Remember, the only way to avoid a “no” is not to try
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Self-confidence appear your attitude, so be confident
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Noor-us-Sahar
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...—and, as you've discovered, so many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
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There is such a weight of history behind this that it makes Valerio feel weak. He has never experienced anything of the sort, and neither has anyone he knows. For him, mass graves belong to the past, to book about the Spanish Civil War and films about the Fascist period. But not now, not in this life, not so close, not to Sheida; history is not supposed to come into one's home.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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Praying was a part of their education in the new prison. They had been transferred here to be formed into God-fearing men. But in the world of violence and madness, God was not what Amir feared most.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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I discovered another analogy in the legacy of Prophet Muhammad that immediately clicked with me: that the angels put down their wings in humility for a person who seeks knowledge, and that all living things, even the ants in their anthill and the fish in the sea, pray for a person who teaches people good things.
When I read this, I literally felt the goodness flow out of my heart for all creatures. The beautiful mental image it evoked resonated with my concept of the universe as one unit, and of all living things seeking to live together in peace and harmony, and being grateful when humans tried to fit into the circle of life, instead of working so hard to disrupt its equilibrium
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Sahar El-Nadi (Sandcastles and Snowmen)
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Are you okay with this?"
”Of course," he replied. ”I was beginning to think he would never leave." (…)
”It's her fault. Ever since she dragged us into her Sahar mess, we've been stuck together taking care of her."
”Hey!" she protested. ”I didn't dragged him into the Sahar mess. He was trying to steal it, remember?"
”Well, you got us accused of the theft, so I think it's your fault. Right,Ash?"
”Definitely."
”No way, that's not fair."
”All's fair in love and war," Lyre purred, winking at her. He let out a long, wistful sigh. ”And despite all my best efforts, I never quite managed to get you out of your clothes.
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Annette Marie (Unleash the Storm (Steel & Stone, #5))
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Many people suffer alone and in silence because they are scared or ashamed. They feel weak…or pitiful. How can a person be incapable of having joy? “Why can’t I just have a good time? Why can’t I get on with it?” And for those in the spotlight who live under the microscope of public scrutiny fear being discovered, ridiculed, and shunned should their illness be discovered. So they wear a mask for the public, and sometimes even for themselves.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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Sometimes we think we are not capable of doing certain things. I hear comments from my students such as, “My brain isn’t wired to do math,” or “I am not good at math.” It is true that there are people who are better at math than you, but that does not mean you can’t do it. This just means you need to put in more effort than others do. Focusing on our weaknesses may hinder our progress. We may think that we must be born with certain skills and abilities; they must be in our genes. This is not the case.
Do you think Nephi could build a ship? Could the brother of Jared have caused light to come into dark barges? Do you think Noah could have built an ark that would hold two of every animal species on the earth? Do you think Moses had the power to part a sea? Actually, no. None of these men had the power to do any of these things. However, they all had something in common. They all knew how to tap into the power of someone who could—the Savior’s power.
It is so important that we learn how to tap into that power. The Atonement literally means “at-one-ment,” or becoming one with God. The Savior gave us the power to become gods. He enabled us so we would be able to perform miracles through Him. But we must understand that this kind of power is not free. There is only one thing that the Savior, through His Atonement, gave us for free and that is the power to overcome death. Everything else that He offers must come “after all we can do.” [2]
For example, Jesus Christ promises us eternal life, but only after we have faith in Him, obey His commandments, and endure to the end. Similarly, He gives us power to move mountains, but only after doing all we can and having trust in Him. The power to change our lives, change the world, and perform miracles is within each of us. However, we need to have enough humility to realize that, in the end, we are not the ones performing the miracles—He is.
Occasionally, I have a student who does not do their homework, rarely comes to class, and then comes at the end of the semester and asks, “Sister Qumsiyeh, is there anything I can do to pass? Do you offer any extra credit?”
I know some of you are smiling right now because you know you have done this to your teachers. This is what I wish I could say to the student who asks that question: “You need to invent a time machine and go back and do what you should have done this semester. You failed because you did not try your best. It is too late.”
Do we all really hope to stand before the Savior at the Judgement Day and expect Him to save us without us doing our part? Do we really expect Him to allow us into the celestial kingdom and to just save us? No, that is not how the Atonement works. It does not work without us having tried our best. Of course, our best may not be enough. In fact, it hardly ever is. But if we do our best and have faith in Him, He magnifies our efforts. The brother of Jared could not make the 16 stones shine, but he spent hours preparing them and then humbly took them to the Lord and basically said, “Here is my small effort; magnify it.” This the Lord did. [3]
Elder David A. Bednar said, “The power of the Atonement makes repentance possible and quells the despair caused by sin; it also strengthens us to see, do, and become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh
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A phobia is an excessive or unreasonable fear of an object, situation or place. Phobias are quite common and often take root in childhood for no apparent reason. Other times they spring from traumatic events or develop from an attempt to make sense of unexpected and intense feelings of anxiety or panic.
Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects, infections, or even flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where one feels trapped or unable to get help, such as in crowds, on a bus or in a car, or standing in a line. It is basically an anxiety that ignites from being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing). A social phobia is a marked fear of social or performance situations.
When the phobic person actually encounters, or even anticipates, being in the presence of the feared object or situation, immediate anxiety can be triggered. The physical symptoms of anxiety may include shortness of breath, sweating, a racing heart, chest or abdominal discomfort, trembling, and similar reactions. The emotional component involves an intense fear and may include feelings of losing control, embarrassing oneself, or passing out.
Most people who experience phobias try to escape or avoid the feared situation wherever possible. This may be fairly easy if the feared object is rarely encountered (such as snakes) and avoidance will not greatly restrict the person’s life. At other times, avoiding the feared situation (in the case of agoraphobia, social phobia) is not easily done. After all, we live in a world filled with people and places. Having a fear of such things can limit anyone’s life significantly, and trying to escape or avoid a feared object or situation because of feelings of fear about that object or situation can escalate and make the feelings of dread and terror even more pronounced.
In some situations of phobias, the person may have specific thoughts that contribute some threat to the feared situation. This is particularly true for social phobia, in which there is often a fear of being negatively evaluated by others, and for agoraphobia, in which there may be a fear of passing out or dying with no one around to help, and of having a panic attack where one fears making a fool of oneself in the presence of other people.
Upon recognizing their problem for what it is, men should take heart in knowing that eighty percent of people who seek help can experience improvement of symptoms or, in male-speak, the illness can be “fixed.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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Too many times we're stuck trying to revive the dead when we can't even rouse the living." The woman added a paperboard coffee sleeve around Lexi's cup. "I think if we spent as much time worrying about the life prior to the afterlife, we would likely have no time to contemplate the latter. Heaven and Hell are right here, inside of us. We take them with us wherever we go."
"That's pretty good." Lexi took a sip of the coffee, desperate for caffeine. "What are your views on relationships?"
Sahar smiled. "Don't settle until you find the one who makes you want to say ya'aburnee."
"What?"
"It's Arabic for 'you bury me.' The hope that the person you love will outlive you so that you will be spared the pain of living without them.
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Angela Panayotopulos (The Wake Up)
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Teri in aankhon mein
Teri in aankhon mein kuch alag baat hai,
Ek an-kahi daastan, kuch anjaane jazbaat hai,
Aaj dil mein tera pyaar, haaton mein tera haat hai,
Tham jaaye ab ye waqt, bas itni si darkaar hai,
In aakhon mein teri chehra, baaton mein teri hi baat hai,
Kat jati hai yaadon k sahare, ab ye lambi kali raat hai,
Ek aag si lagti hai, bekaraar ho jate jazbaat hai,
Kar deta hai agar koi, tanhaaiyon mein teri baat hai,
In saanso mein teri hi mehak, aakhon mein tera hi aks hai,
Tuje soch soch kat jate, mere ab din aur raat hai,
Teri in aankhon mein kuch alag baat hai,
Ek an-kahi daastan, kuch anjaane jazbaat hai,
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Ratish Edwards
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– Сестра, разве можно появляться на улице в таком виде? – поинтересовался страж.
После революции все за одну ночь сделались братьями и сёстрами. Страна наполнилась поддельной "роднёй", знать друг друга не желающей; одни смотрели на новообретённых "братьев и сестёр" со страхом, другие с гневом, третьи с подозрением, четвёртые свысока, наслаждаясь своим всесилием. И сейчас Лейле хотелось закричать: "Я тебе не сестра!"
Напомнила ему, что он всё ещё человек, что прежняя жизнь ещё не кончена, что в прохладной спальне с новеньким кондиционером Марьям ждёт, когда Амир вернётся домой. Тремя простыми словами сумела сказать, что мучение – лишь остановка в пути, что рано или поздно путешествие продолжится.
Они ехали молча – а со всех сторон мигали, плясали вокруг них, беззвучно ревели в уши разноцветные огни одиночества.
Так в семью приходила весть о смерти – с сумкой на молнии, полной осколков разбитой жизни, и с бумагой, требующей подписи.
Тебе ещё повезло, говорили ей. Тебя хотя бы предупредили. Не всем звонят заранее, некоторые узнают прямо там.
Она не чувствовала, что ей повезло. Она чувствовала себя пустой, как дыра в земле.
Скоро она поняла: воспоминания весят больше, чем решимость двигаться вперёд. Часть её осталась там, на неведомом кладбище, гнить вместе с безжизненным телом Амира.
Время не лечит раны, даже не сушит слёзы. Для настоящего горя время – бесплодная надежда на забвение.
Прошлое придётся навсегда похоронить в самом дальнем тайнике сердца. Прошлое ненадёжно, на него не обопрёшься; оно скользит и тает, словно весенний снег на мраморных ступенях.
У всех политических беженцев, которых приходилось встречать Неде, такой же взгляд – как у выживших в землетрясении: сами остались живы, но лишились всего, даже твёрдой почвы под ногами, и бредут теперь по жизни, сами не зная куда.
Справедливость не погибла, пока остаётся голос, чтобы кричать.
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Sahar Delijani (Children of the Jacaranda Tree)
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Ici, Tishka n'avait jamais couru, ne s'était jamais cachée dans un fourré. Je n'y avais jamais fait le sanglier le groin dans l'herbe avec elle sous mon ventre, mon marcassin, mimant l'attaque des loups. Ici, Sahar ne m'avait pas embrassé, aucune AG ne s'était tenue, elle n'y avait proféré aucun cours libre. Nous n'y avions aucune mémoire, aucun passé. Et c'est précisément ce qu'elle voulait en me donnant rendez-vous là : ne réanimer rien. Juste discuter.
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Alain Damasio (Les Furtifs)
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Be as Innocent as a Child and as Smart as a Man of the World
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Sahar Aref
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Every event is the sum total of its moments. To live, is to be able to experience each of these moments – be it watching a match, first ball to the last, and enjoying each one of them irrespective of the end result; or playing it like Dhoni, who has mind-trained himself to treat each ball like a fresh one, each defeat a learning, and each game an experience, no matter what the result is. When you can do this it makes for a peaceful walk home.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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If 15 runs are required off the last over, pressure is on the bowler, not Dhoni.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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Sometimes our mountains are not removed. It may be the wisdom of God that we climb those mountains and pass through those rocky, difficult roads. The faith needed to climb our mountains is actually greater than the faith needed to remove them. I often had to climb hills, mountains, and walls in order to get to church. My faith did not enable me to remove those obstacles or trials from my path. But Heavenly Father has given me the courage and strength to pass through them. Because I have done so, my faith has grown stronger.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh (Peace for a Palestinian)
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Doubt is a negative attitude which has negative power; it can take you away from your goal and dilute your passion.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni: 6 Success Secrets)
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I tried to get a taste of the joy people around me felt as they celebrated their country’s independence. I watched the fireworks with eyes full of tears as I came to realize that I would never know how that felt. I so wanted to stop people around me and ask them, “How do you feel? What does it feel like to be free? What does it feel like to have an identity and a nationality and be called ‘American’?” Since then, I have come to realize that these titles and identities that the world uses are not as important as some may think. I have come to realize my true identity. I’ve discovered that this identity is not something the occupation can take away, nor is it something that others can burn or destroy. I speak of my identity as a daughter of God. I didn’t need a paper document to prove the sacred relationship I had with God. I was part of God’s kingdom, a kingdom with a perfectly just King, even the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. No occupation, no army, and no weapon in the world could take that away from me.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh (Peace for a Palestinian)
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I also testify that charity is essential for our spiritual well-being. It is essential not only because it is a commandment from God to love others but also because letting go of anger and hate is liberating… [My friend asked] How can you deal with this injustice and not get angry?” I told her that if I let myself get angry each time something like this happened, I would be angry all my life. As I have learned to love my enemies, I have also realized that at some point in your life, you have to learn to let go. Being angry and hateful toward others only hurts you. My faith and feelings of peace intensified by learning to love and forgive as exemplified by our Savior Jesus Christ.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh (Peace for a Palestinian)
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My contentment and joy in life are not dependent on chains, walls, fences, or checkpoints. As long as I know that I have a Father in Heaven that loves me and cares about me, all is well. In His sight, I am precious. There is no reason to care about what others think of me. As long as I know that I am walking in His paths and obeying His commandments, I know that my Heavenly Father will be there to lift me and help me. This knowledge that I have gained about my true identity has been life changing to me. However, this knowledge came later in my life. Before I came to understand this, before discovering my true identity, I was engulfed in misery.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh (Peace for a Palestinian)
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When I taught at the Arab American University and lived in Zababdeh, I had a neighbor who was a shepherd. Each morning, he would take his sheep out to the fields. His sheep followed him, sticking close together. One day, the shepherd forgot something and had to go home to get it. He left his sheep by my house and went back home. The sheep stood still and waited for the return of their shepherd. There was a field full of long, green grass by the side of the road, but the sheep did not go there. They waited patiently for their shepherd to return. They trusted that their shepherd would lead them to a much better place. Our Savior is the Good Shepherd, and if we trust Him, He will lead us to green fields, where we will find happiness and peace. As tempting as the grass may seem on the side of the road, I know that if I keep my eyes on my Shepherd and follow Him always, I will be fed spiritually and physically.
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Sahar Qumsiyeh (Peace for a Palestinian)
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He’s among a dangerous kind of adult: a smile suppressing their true feelings about you.
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
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I niko pred tom ponudom nije ravnodušan, pa ni ja: mrav spram Mont Everesta, kapljica vode spram Pacifika, zrnce peska spram Sahare. Ponuđač mi se primiče, samo senka – mračna, bez mirisa i bez ukusa, kao voda koja će se prilagoditi šolji i koja mi kazuje da treba da u konačnici, u konačnom krahu svetova budem voda, a ne šolja, da budem bujica koja će sa sobom odneti tragove svakog pređašnjeg poretka i tlo pročistiti za poredak koji predstoji. Najednom sam sasvim sâm, ali ne usamljen – sâm u poretku stvari koji samo laže da mu samoća nije strana, a koji jeste usamljen. Sve mi je postalo strano, od svega sam se odmakao. Svi su mostovi srušeni, stojim na nasipu svemira gde je crvena boja dana koji dolaze, sa krajnjim odredištem u crnoj.
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Boban Trifunović (Jaganjci)
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Then Sahar directed our attention to the glyphs carved in its trunk: the calling card of a local Israeli militia. Sahar explained that these militiamen come as the feeling strikes them, vandalizing the land they believe to be their homeland, given to them by God.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Message)
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Every failure is a learning experience and it should be seen as part of the process rather than the enemy.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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The opposite of success isn’t failure, it’s doing nothing.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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The problem with large corporations and their competitors is that they subscribe to the same industry magazines, get the same body of research and even hire the same people. The
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. —Henry Ford
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn: It can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the wrong person’s brow. —Charles Browder
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Prototyping is about doing small experiments at low cost, using what you have to hand.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Educational psychologist Jerome Bruner of New York University cites studies that show that people only remember 10% of what they hear, 30% of what they read, but about 80% of what they see and do.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is very true for creative thinking.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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If you wait too long for the perfect idea, your creativity will stay between your ears in inertia.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Anything worth doing is worth doing badly
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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prototyping lets you make your mistakes and discoveries as soon as possible in the development process, so you can change things and move on.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Howard Schulz approached 242 people to raise money for Starbucks and was rejected by 217 of them.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Walt Disney was turned down for a loan for Disney theme parks 300 times.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Colonel Sanders went to 1,000 restaurants before someone bought his KFC chicken recipe.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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It is wishful thinking to expect change without factoring in a few failures along the way.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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If I had to do it all over again, I would have encouraged employees to make more mistakes. —Thomas Watson, IBM
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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If you’re not getting nos you’re not trying.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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We should do something when people think it’s crazy, if people say it’s good it means someone is doing it already. —Hajime Mitari, president of Canon
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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When the world says, “Give up,” hope whispers, “Try it one more time.” —Anon
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Who you were,” Lyre corrected, wiping his hand across the trickling blood on his face, smearing it over one cheek. “But it doesn’t matter. You’re still female.” Natania’s eyes narrowed, then she threw her head back and loosed a chiming peal of laughter. “You think you can defeat me with aphrodesia?” Lyre’s eyes darkened to black. “I already have.” Natania took a quick step back, her hand clenching around the Sahar as power leaped into her. Lyre’s hand snapped down the front of his shirt where he kept his chain of spelled gems. He yanked it out, blood-coated fingers already clenched around a gem. Gold light flashed. The world went black.
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Annette Marie (Unleash the Storm (Steel & Stone, #5))
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As companies grow they acquire a dogma that constrains them.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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A good way to capitalize on cluelessness is to work with people who are qualified not by years on the job but by attitude towards it – enthusiasm, inspiration and creativity.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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one factor behind his company’s innovative products is that it employs graduates straight from university.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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you become so good at doing something that it prevents you from ever doing anything new.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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By the late 1990s Xerox had lost its dominance in photocopiers. Its past success had paralysed it and consigned it to history.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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A business plan is a worthless piece of paper without someone rolling their sleeves up, getting their hands dirty and turning it into a living, breathing, operating business.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Companies are realizing that in order to retain talent, they need to allow the flexibility to work smarter. This
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Fun is not a form of entertainment, it’s an integral part of being good at what you do at work. —Daniel H. Pink, Free Agent Nation, 2002
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you’ve got it built, they’ll want something new. —Steve Jobs
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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In the creative world, ideas are worthless unless they are acted on.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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lack of execution is: “The single biggest obstacle to success and the cause of most disappointments.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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In fact, the opposite of work isn’t play - it’s idleness. That’s
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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The challenge is to find a new way of working that complements our lives rather than compromises them, striking a balance between how we would like to live our lives and how we would like to work.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission. If you wait for permissions and authorizations, your ideas will stall and never see the light of day.
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Pretend you are a customer of your own company
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Becoming switched on is about forgetting the “this is how we’ve always done it” mentality and wiping the slate clean
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Sahar Hashemi (Switched On: You have it in you, you just need to switch it on)
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Reading is intrinsic, it can't be imposed
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Noor-us-Sahar
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Endurance makes the person strong and it's only give by God.
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Noor-us-Sahar
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Most of us are visually oriented and tend to believe what we see rather than considering the less obvious story behind the pleasant smile or cheery demeanor of another. But what happens when the person who appears happy and at peace to family, friends, and co-workers is quietly suffering from debilitating depression, a panic disorder or a phobia, severe anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder? What if he is experiencing dread or disturbing images behind that fragile smile? What if every minute of his day is filled with fear, worry and the brutal weight of what feels like never-ending depression? Looks can be decieving, and they frequently are.
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Sahar Abdulaziz (But You LOOK Just Fine: Unmasking Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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Ipak, nerijetko ga je morila sumnja koja opsjeda srce mnogoga umjetnika: da je njegova umjetnost, iskopana iz najtamnijih dubina njegove duše, čisto sranje. Ponekad je osjećao takav stid da bi otkazivao probe. Nije mogao podnijeti razmišljanje o svojim pjesmama-njegovo se odsustvo talenta prostiralo pred njim poput Sahare pred umornim putnikom na smrdljivoj devi.
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Aleksandar Hemon (Nowhere Man)
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kab Thahregaa dard ai dil kab raat basar hogii
sunte the vo aa.e.nge sunte the sahar hogii
how long will this agony last, how long a night will this one be
it was told that she would come, it was told that dawn would break
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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so many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible
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Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face)
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Simplifying the goal allows you to come up with soluble ideas even if they are considered unorthodox and helps you remain flexible in order to strategically achieve your goal.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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When you feel that no one is giving you the opportunity you deserve, do it the Dhoni way – create one.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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The only reason we don't have what we want in life is the reasons we create why we can't have them." —TONY ROBBINS
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)
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We affix a goal and strengthen it with the right attitude. But if we cannot follow the process, winning will always elude us. What he said was simple. We complicate things by overthinking.
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Sfurti Sahare (Think and Win like Dhoni)