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«Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.»
«Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.»
Author: Erica Jong | About: Life | Keywords: blame, one to, terrible
«Take a second out to think about this: in your life you search and search for the right person for you. Every time you break up with someone you get one step closer to that person. You should look at moving on as getting closer to meeting the one.»
«Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?»
Author: Mary Oliver | About: Life | Keywords: plan, precious, Tell Me, wild
«Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. [On filming MacHale's Navy]»
«Take away love and our earth is a tomb.»
Author: Robert Browning (Poet) | About: Life, Love | Keywords: take away
«Technology is changing our lives. It cannot and will not change what is fundamental to the human condition. It will never change the way we are, or how we feel. The more technology we create, the more we seem confused, side-tracked with what we are conned into believing will improve our lives in the future. Always the future. Anything to get us off thinking about who we are right now, and how we might make our relationships more rewarding and loving. Too many times, all of that is put on hold.»
«Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.»
«Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live»
«Such as thy words are, such will thine affections be esteemed; and such as thine affections, will be thy deeds; and such as thy deeds will be thy life»
Author: Socrates (Philosopher) | About: Life | Keywords: affections, esteemed