Life Changing Quotes - Page 35

• Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Positive, Happiness

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Nov 12, 2011

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• Style is a deeply personal expression of who you are, and every time you dress, you are asserting a part of yourself.

  Nina Garcia

  Expression, Style, Dresses

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• You might be [outshining me in many ways]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or I'm going to die. It's that simple, right?

  Will Smith

  Simple, Two, Might

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• It is remarkable how liberating it feels to be able to see that your thoughts are just thoughts and that they are not 'you' or 'reality.' For instance, if you have the thought that you have to get a certain number of things done today and you don't recognize it as a thought but act as if it's the 'the truth,' then you have created a reality in that moment in which you really believe that those things must all be done today.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn

  Believe, Reality, Numbers

  Jon Kabat-Zinn (2013). “Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness”, p.134, Bantam

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• With eternity to draw on there could be no reason for hurrying - 'hurry' was not a concept in Martian.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Eternity, Reason, Draws

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.126, Penguin

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• In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: 'When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?'

  Angeles Arrien

  Sweet, Medicine, Dancing

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• Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in the woods , the frolicking deer, a bird flying proudly, or fish swimming. Life is not all that grim. In the morning when you brush your teeth, you can see how shiny they are. Reality has its own gallantry, spark, and arrogance. You can study life while you are alive. You can study how you can achieve the brilliance of life.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Beautiful, Morning, Flower

  "The Path of Individual Liberation (volume 1): The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume One".

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• To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge-that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.

  Pema Chodron

  Broken Heart, Spiritual, Buddhist

  Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.14, Shambhala Publications

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• We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might live is a hundred years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of our lives. Whether we live just a few years or a whole century, it would be truly regrettable and sad if we were to spend that time aggravating the problems that afflict other people, animals, and the environment. The most important things is to be a good human being.

  Dalai Lama

  Heart, Animal, Years

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.358, Penguin Books India

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• Shoes are just a pedestal. What interests me is the power of the woman who wears them.

  Christian Louboutin

  Shoes, Pedestal, Interest

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• Always keep your eyes open. Keep watching. Because whatever you can see can inspire you.

  Grace Coddington

  Inspirational, Eye, Inspire

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• I never say 'never,' and I never say 'always.'

  Grace Kelly

  Never Say Never

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• I've learned a lot about genuinely not caring what strangers think about me. It's very liberating.

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Caring, Thinking, I've Learned

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• I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do. Don't beat yourself up about it.

  Heidi Klum

  Thinking, Trying, Needs

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• You have to know yourself and know what you can carry. If you're not comfortable, no matter how well dressed you are, you're not going to look right. I'd rather be happy and feel comfy.

  Iris Apfel

  Looks, Matter, Know Yourself

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  Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.

  Jackie Kennedy

  Evil, World, Want

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• If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that.

  Karlie Kloss

  Believe, Feels, Confident In Yourself

  "Catching Up With Karlie Kloss Backstage at The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". Interview with Kelli Acciardo, www.seventeen.com. November 8, 2012.

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• What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.

  Marc Jacobs

  Giving Up, Believe, Passionate

  "Marc Jacobs Interview: Fashion Designer Muses On His Teenage Years And Early Days In The Industry". Interview With Julia Rubin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2013.

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• You have to appreciate every single day that you're alive. Life is a little bit like a garden - you have to find time to plant the seeds for beautiful flowers to grow.

  Oscar de la Renta

  Beautiful, Live Life, Flower

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• The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.

  Sophia Amoruso

  Idols, Energy, Life Is

  Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.20, Penguin

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• Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

  Stella McCartney

  Inspirational, Simple, Differences

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• No matter how you decide to spend a little more time on your gestures of giving, the point is just quite simply that you do.

  Nick Offerman

  Giving, Gestures, Littles

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• Men and women alike, if you think that altering the tip of your nose with surgery will make you happier, I would suggest you alter something much more malleable than your flesh, like your priorities, or your friends.

  Nick Offerman

  Men, Thinking, Priorities

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• I'm opposed to a lot of the time that we as a civilization have come to spend looking at screens. For my money, life is much delicious damn near everyplace but inside that screen.

  Nick Offerman

  Civilization, Life Is, Damn

  Nick Offerman (2013). “Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living”, p.209, Penguin

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• Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

  Maya Angelou

  Life, Happiness, Inspiring

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Jun 08, 2009

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