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We live but a fraction of our lives.


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Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.



There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.



The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.



It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.



If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.



be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.



What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.



The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.



The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.

The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.





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How can I forget there's just one life & so much to do. Let me choose the best things to do & start to do.

How can I forget there's just one life & so much to do. Let me choose the best things to do & start to do.



I realized the preserving a relationship at all costs was not as important as affirming the human right to be free from abusive treatment.

I realized the preserving a relationship at all costs was not as important as affirming the human right to be free from abusive treatment.



There comes a point where you have to stop trying to repair yourself and accept the fact that you're broken.

There comes a point where you have to stop trying to repair yourself and accept the fact that you're broken.



Watch out for love (unless it is true, and every part of you says yes including the toes), it will wrap you up like a mummy, and your scream won't be heard and none of your running will run.

Watch out for love (unless it is true, and every part of you says yes including the toes), it will wrap you up like a mummy, and your scream won't be heard and none of your running will run.



My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.

My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.



Vision without integrity is not mission - it's manipulation.

Vision without integrity is not mission - it's manipulation.




…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.

…to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.



What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both.

What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both.



Attitude is everything, so pick a good one

Attitude is everything, so pick a good one




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