Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.
Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.
I am a cage, in search of a bird.
She knew with suddeness and ease that this moment would be with her always, within hand's reach of memory. She doubted if they all sensed it - they had seen the world - but even George was silent for a minute as they looked, and the scene, the smell, even the sound of the band playing a faintly recognisable movie theme, was locked forever in her, and she was at peace.
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.
Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator.
Raising children, be aware that the piles and piles of laundry will disappear all too soon and that you will, to your surprise, miss them profoundly.
When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up.
I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.
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