The representational-image urge is actually a kind of heightened perception, and I don't stop to think. I don't freeze up, it's actually a kind of letting-go. It's like dancing. At a certain point it's conscious, unconscious, everything is kind of coming together. ~Michael Light
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When you open the door which you shut in order to pray to God, the first person you meet as you go out is your neighbour whom you shall love. Wonderful! ~Soren Kierkegaard
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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Each person we meet has the potential to teach us something. ~John C. Maxwell
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ~Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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An angry man is full of poison. ~Confucius
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ~Theodore Roosevelt
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In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably. ~George MacDonald
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I always say to my Twitter followers to come to the stage door and meet me. What I love about being in the theatre, rather than filming, is that you meet your audience. ~Sheridan Smith
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. ~Arthur Ashe
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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If a liberal political philosophy stands for anything, and I am no longer sure it does, then it must mean that we are committed to the leveling of the playing field for everyone. ~Daniel Keys Moran
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Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. ~Czech Proverb
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It is extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. ~Daniel Yergin
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Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. ~Chinese Proverb
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
#quotes #nick-flynn #self #universe #ego

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball. ~Billie Jean King
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If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. ~William Hazlitt
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