Thought Provoking Quotes

• Don't find fault, find a remedy.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

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• You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

  William Blake

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding

  William Blake, Michael Mason (1998). “Selected Poetry”, p.77, Oxford University Press, USA

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  Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.252, Princeton University Press

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• The only thing stopping you is fear, and the only thing that will get you past it is courage. What you do with your life isn't up to your parents, your boss, or your spouse. It's up to you and you alone.

  Steve Pavlina

  Past, Boss, Parent

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• Information is not knowledge.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Knowledge, Intelligence

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• You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to.

  Robin Williams

  Life, Philosophy, Memorable

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• Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Nature, Flower

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.292, Harvard University Press

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• Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Love, Life, Positive

  The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, 1844.

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• How strange! You lose a little from you and you cry. And your whole life is wasting and you're laughing

  Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

  Laughing, Littles, Strange

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• If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive.

  Betty Eadie

  Positive, Strength, Yoga

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• To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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• The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Life, Sympathy

  Albert Schweitzer (1958). “A Selection of Writings of and about Albert Schweitzer”, Boston : [s.n.], 1958 (Boston : H.N. Sawyer Company)

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• The feeling of being 'offended' is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Issues, Feelings, Looks

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• All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.

  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

  Positive, Encouraging, Confidence

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• Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Character

  Andrew Hill, John Wooden (2002). “Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

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  You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Marcus Aurelius (2015). “Meditations”, p.116, Lulu.com

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• Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

  Charles Dickens

  Communication, Bravery, Soul

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• Words make you think a thought.
  Music makes you feel a feeling.
  A song makes you feel a thought.

  Yip Harburg

  Music, Dance, Wisdom

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• We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

  Winston Churchill

  Life, Inspiring, Witty

  "Words of Wisdom: Winston Churchil"l, Students' Academy, Lulu Press, Section Three, 2014.

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  If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.

  Charles Bukowski

  Life, Sunset, Soul

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• Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 05, 2017

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• Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

  Arthur Koestler

  Courage, Business, Bravery

  Arthur Koestler (1952). “Arrow in the blue: an autobiography”

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• Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth.

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Important, Spirit, Dignity

  "The Marriage of Love & Power". Interview with Gina Murdock, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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  Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

  Bernard Baruch

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• It is necessary ... for a man to go away by himself ... to sit on a rock ... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?

  Carl Sandburg

  Inspirational, Reflection, Men

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