Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.— Japanese Proverb
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"You become what you think about most of the time. You think about your goals most of the time."
"Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage."
"Some people won't appreciate you, no matter how much you do for them. Let go. Go where you are appreciated and understood."
"If you have the impulse to act on a goal, you must physically move within five seconds, or your brain will kill the idea."
"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."
"The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life."
"Love is an action, never simply a feeling."
"People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it."
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
"The days are long, but the years are short."
"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."
"It's not where you started in life, it's where you end up. Believe in yourself."
Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods.— Japanese Proverb
Every person has the power to make others happy. Some do it simply by entering a room... others by leaving the room.— William Arthur Ward
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.— Oscar Wilde
Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.— Osho
We do not smile because something good has happened; rather something good happens because we smile.— Japanese Proverb
The time spent on hating is the time lost for living a peaceful, happy life. It is a habit that controls what you see, what you say, what you do and ultimately, what you become.— Mickey Reid
"You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward. Just take the next step."— Live Life Happy
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.— Lao Tzu
Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we want others to realize our worth and value, but because we finally realize our own.— Robert Tew
It's not where you started in life, it's where you end up. Believe in yourself.— Colin Powell
You can never rise higher than your expectations of yourself. Expect the best!— Brian Tracy
If there's just one piece of advice I can give, it's this: when there's something you really want - fight for it, don't give up no matter how hopeless it seems. And when you've lost hope, ask yourself if ten years from now, you're gonna wish you gave it just one more shot...because the best things in life don't come free.— Ellen Pompeo
I’ve lived long enough to know that most of the things I worried about never happened, that most of the things I felt bad about turned out to be for the better, and that most of the things I hoped would stay the same couldn’t stay the same if they wanted to, because change is the Process of Life Itself.— Neale Donald Walsch
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Fall down seven times, stand up eight.— Chinese Proverb
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.— C.S. Lewis
The more we struggle to resolve a negative reaction, the more wrapped up in it we become. Remember, we animate what we give our attention to.— Guy Finley
Anyone can be taken, at any time in our lives, but we always wait until they're gone to say the things we never had the courage to before.— Melody Carlson
I became strong when you set me free and I became even stronger when I let you go.— Joe Marcial
The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don't give up.— Robert Tew
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.— Marcus Aurelius
Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for the moment that is to come.— Oprah Winfrey
Live each moment from your own inspiration, not from your desire to look good in the eyes of others.— Ralph Marston
Trust yourself. You've survived a lot, and you'll survive whatever is coming.— Robert Tew
Stress is resistance to living in the moment.— Dr. Andy Baldwin
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.— Tim Ferriss