James M. Barrie Quotes

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• Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  "Christ's Second Coming Fulfilled". Book by Marion Morris, 1917.

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• The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Happiness, Success

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Always try to be a litle kinder than necessary.

  James M. Barrie

  Trying, Kinder

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• Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God. Not in doing what you like but in liking what you do is the secret of happiness.

  James M. Barrie

  Life, Men, Miracle

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• The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  James M. Barrie (2013). “The Little White Bird (Annotated Edition)”, p.85, Jazzybee Verlag

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• If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire.

  James M. Barrie

  Eye, Fire, Darkness

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.78, Jazzybee Verlag

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• All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.

  James M. Barrie

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up". Book by James M. Barrie, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1911.

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• Those who are prepared to die are most prepared to live.

  James M. Barrie

  Prepared, Dies

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• God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

  James M. Barrie

  Nature, Memories, Rose

  Rectorial Address at St Andrew's, 3 May 1922, in The Times 4 May 1922

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• The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Life, Death

  The Little Minister (1891) vol. 1, ch. 1

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• I am not young enough to know everything.

  James M. Barrie

  Book, Athlete, Knowledge

  The Admirable Crichton (performed 1902, pubd. 1914) act 1

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  Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

  James M. Barrie

  Life, Dream, Sacrifice

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• Love, it is said, is blind, but love is not blind. It is an extra eye, which shows us what is most worthy of regard. To see the best is to see most clearly, and it is the lover's privilege.

  James M. Barrie

  Love, Eye, Privilege

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• Forget not your past, for in the future it may help you grow

  James M. Barrie

  Past, May, Helping

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• Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?

  James M. Barrie

  Adventure, Tea, Firsts

  "Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels".

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• If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.

  James M. Barrie

  Music, Teach, Ifs

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Tommy And Grizel (Annotated Edition)”, p.91, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  James M. Barrie (2013). “The Little White Bird (Annotated Edition)”, p.32, Jazzybee Verlag

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• As soon as you can say what you think and not what some other person has thought for you, you are on the way to being a remarkable man.

  James M. Barrie

  Men, Thinking, Being Different

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Tommy And Grizel (Annotated Edition)”, p.25, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

  James M. Barrie

  Weapons, Blades, Temper

  James M. Barrie (2013). “The Little Minister (Illustrated Edition)”, p.94, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Anything is possible if you wish hard enough.

  James M. Barrie

  Wish, Enough, Hard

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• The man who is in real danger is the man who thinks he is perfectly safe.

  James M. Barrie

  Inspirational, Real, Men

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• Just always be waiting for me.

  James M. Barrie

  Waiting

  James M. Barrie (2013). “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) (Annotated Edition)”, p.153, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.

  James M. Barrie

  Country, Morning, Stars

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• It is very well to be able to write a book, but can you waggle your ears?

  James M. Barrie

  Book, Writing, Ears

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• Those who aim low usually hit their targets.

  James M. Barrie

  Target, Lows, Aim

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