Life
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"Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living - and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about what you are being while you are doing whatever you are doing." Neale Donald Walsch
[May 09, 2012
] [May 03, 2012
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"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." Barbara Kingsolver
"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." Albert Einstein
"It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning
 no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening."
 Sue Monk Kidd
"Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself." Bill Gates
"Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life." William Faulkner
"The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it." W. M. Lewis [May 26, 2011
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"There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love." Johnny Depp
"Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means." Robert Louis Stevenson
"The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever." Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
"We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, 
going more or less in one direction
 until we splash into something
 that forces us to find a new course." 
Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." Isaac Asimov, science-fiction writer (1920-1992)
"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.": Oliver Goldsmith, writer and physician (1730-1774)
"Don't try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you're good, bad things can still happen. And if you're bad, you can still be lucky." Barbara Kingsolver
"The fact is that when we focus on the breath, we are focusing on the life force. Life begins with our first breath and will end after our last. To contemplate breathing is to contemplate life itself." Larry Rosenberg, Breath by Breath
"Life without music is unthinkable. Music without life is academic. That is why my contact with music is a total embrace." Leonard Bernstein
"Across the centuries, we have this timeless medicine: Live directly, wait, and care for your soul as if it were the whole world." Mark Nepo
"Children Learn What They Live. If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with impropriety, he learns to feel shame. If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. If a child lives with encouragement he learns confidence If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate. He a child lives with fairness, he learns justice. If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith. If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world. With what is your child living?" Dorothy Law Neite
"Those that are supple are disciples of life. Those that are brittle are disciples of death." LaoTzu [May 26, 2010
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"Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your life." Naomi Shihab Nye [May 24, 2010
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"You see everything is about belief, whatever we believe rules our existence, rules our life." Don Miguel Ruiz [May 17, 2010
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" We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between, it is all a matter of balance." Paul Boese
"Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella." Pepper Giardino



"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone." Orson Welles
"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive." Gilda Radner
"I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense." Harold Kushner
"While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about." Angela Schwindt
"Through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses, and people. Shortly before his death, he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines traces the image of his own face." Luis Borges
"There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second." Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (1865-1946)
"I've found the art of living is avoiding the shoals and the rocks. But the truth of the matter is none of us can avoid the shoals and the rocks." Thomas Jefferson
"Music is purposeless play, an affirmation of life, not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply a way of waking up to the very life we're living." John Cage
"Life should not be a journey to Heaven with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow, what a ride!'" Author Unknown
"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else." General Peyton C. March (1864-1955)
"To control attention means to control experience, and therefore the quality of life." Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [May 20, 2008
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"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen." Mark Twain
"If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don`t appreciate the moment until it's passed." Kanye West
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie
"And it all comes true Yes it all comes true Like a wheel inside a wheel It turns on you And you think, What have I done? What can I do? What you believe about yourself It all comes true " John Cougar Mellencamp
"When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it." Charles de Lint (Celtic folk musician and story teller, b.1951)
"Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink." Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
"Life can be compared to a piece of embroidered material of which, everyone in the first half of his time, comes to see the top side, but in the second half, the reverse side. The latter is not so beautiful, but is more instructive because it enables one to see how the threads are connected together." Irvin Yalom, the Schopenhauer Cure : A Novel [May 17, 2007
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“There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.” Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (1865-1946) [May 07, 2007
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“There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrate to some stroke of the imagination.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.” Florence Scovel Shinn, writer, artist and teacher (1871-1940)
“The secret of man's being is not only to live, but to have something to live for” Feodor M. Dostoevski [May 17, 2006
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“I have a naive trust in the universe – that at some level it all makes sense, and we can get glimpses of that sense if we try.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality.” John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)
“Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.” Edward Gorey
“No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas,
purchased something on the installment plan and raised an
adolescent.” Mercelene Cox
“The eruption of lived pleasure is such that in losing myself I find myself; forgetting that I exist, I realize myself.” Raoul Vaneigem
“Why should it be that whenever men have looked for something solid on which to found their lives, they have chosen not the facts in which the world abounds, but the myths of an immemorial imagination.” Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) American mythological scholar [May 20, 2005
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“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man's life to know them, the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.” Ernest Hemingway
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” Crowfoot, Native American warrior and orator (1821-1890)
“There is often more wisdom to be found at the edges of life than in its middle. Life threatening illness may shuffle our values like a deck of cards. Sometimes a card we have been carrying on the bottom of our deck for most of our lives turns out to be the top card, the thing that really matters. Having watched people sort their cards and play their hands in the presence of death for many years, I would say that rarely is the top card perfection or possessions or even power. Most often the top card is love.” Rachel Remen
“The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you.” Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, essayist, and poet (1850-1894)
“We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.” Henry Ward Beecher
“The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.” Henry Moore
“Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.” Viktor Frankl, author, neurologist and psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor (1905-1997)
“Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him(/her) who has the vision to recognize it as such.” Henry Miller
“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.” Jawaharlal Nehru
“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.” Ken Keys
“The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.” Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788-1860)
“Not I, Not anyone else, can travel that road for you, you must travel it for yourself.” Walt Whitman
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” Marie Curie
“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” Joseph Addison, writer, (1672-1719)
“The threads of circumstances that lead to tomorrow are so tenuous that all the fussing and worrying about decisions is futile compared to the pure randomness of existence.” Nick Bantock
“Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” Charles Schulz, cartoonist (1922-2000)
“Life is like a circle, and someday if we travel in opposite directions on the circle we will meet again.” Todd L. Bradbury
“Integrate what you believe in every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else, too. Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth—don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.”
Meryl Streep
“We could learn a lot from crayons: Some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors . . . but they all have to learn to live in the same box.” unknown
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin
“Everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.” Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
“Life only demands the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible—not to have run away.” Dag Hammerskjöld
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon -- instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie
“Life is about pleasure and enjoyment, and if we are not enjoying what we are doing, then why are we doing it?" Don Norman
“Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell, and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” William Saroyan (1908-1981) American writer
“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.” Swedish proverb
“All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
“The world comes to us in an endless stream of puzzle pieces that we would like to think all fit together somehow, but that in fact never do.” Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
“To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.” Robert Pirsig (b. 1928) American philosopher, writer
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)
“Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“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.” Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) [May 28, 2003
] [May 22, 2003
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“There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.” Emmanuel
“Life is a series of sales situations, and the answer is no if you don't ask.” Patricia Fripp, professional speaker
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” Crowfoot, Native American warrior and orator (1821-1890)
“Have the courage to do things you are not an expert at, try things that you are totally unsure about, have the courage to stick with it once you start and learn from every step that you take until your particular goal is reached. Even if your goal is never reached, it is a learning process that will enhance your life.” Walter Payton (1954-1999)
“The secret cause of suffering is mortality itself, which is the prime condition of life. It cannot be denied if life is to be affirmed.” Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another.” Helen Keller
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” anonymous
“Existence is a party. You join after it’s started and you leave before it’s finished.” Elsa Maxwell [1883-1963 US socialite, writer], How to Do It, 1957
“If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” Mike Ditka,1939- U.S. football player, coach
“We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.” Gloria Gaither
“As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.” Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobelist (1875-1965)
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda
“I have peace of mind, because I want only five things out of life and music: beauty, elegance, excellence, grace and dignity.” Carlos Santana
“Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.” Sydney Smith
“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make.” Marian Wright Edelman
(1939-, American Lobbyist on Behalf of Children)
“Of course life is bizarre, the more bizarre it gets, the more interesting it is. The only way to approach it is to make yourself some popcorn and enjoy the show.” David Gerrold [May 30, 2002
] [May 28, 2002
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“It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die and, then it's too late.” Edna Ferber, 1887-1968, American Author [May 21, 2002
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“The secret of a man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.” William Dean Howells, American author (1837-1920). [May 20, 2002
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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” Carl Gustav Jung, psychiatrist and psychologist (1875-1961) [May 15, 2002
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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” Mary Anne Roadacher-Hershey
“The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.” Ernest Hemingway
“Life brings simple pleasures to us every day. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories.” Cathy Allen
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” Gordon B. Hinckley
“Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.” Nadia Boulanger
“If you touch one person’s life and you die, you are alive as long as that person’s alive. What you do with your life, who you touch, that’s what it’s all about.” Studs Terkel |
