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«Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.»
«Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.»
«Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no surprises.»
«Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.»
«Same dances in the same old shoesYou get too careful with the steps you chooseYou don't care about winningBut You don't want to lose.»
Author: The Eagles | About: Life
«Scared of the world outside you should go explore, pull all the shades and wander the great indoors. Though lately I can't blame you, I have seent he world and sometimes I wish your room had room for two.»
Author: John Mayer (Singer, Song Writer) | About: Life
«Responsibility is not the Truth with a capital T. It?s a point of view which I can choose to take regarding all of the events in my life. If I choose to approach life from the responsible point of view, it means giving up my excuses, my avoidances, all the manipulative games I play when I feel like a victim. In return, what I gain is freedom, clarity, and the empowering experience of being in control and in charge of my life.»
Author: Robert White | About: Life
«Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible; but the world of pure reason knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity.»
«Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil»
«Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Dignity, Life | Keywords: observed