Some people have a photographic memory. I've got the film.
"If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent."
-- Sir Isaac Newton
"When you're trying to motivate yourself, appreciate the fact that you're even thinking about making a change. And as you move forward, allow yourself to be good enough."
-- Alice Domar
"Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won't accept."
-- Anna Taylor
"Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others."
-- Barry Bonds
"Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain."
-- Edward De Bono
Become friends with people who aren't your age. Hang out with people whose first language isn't the same as yours. Get to know someone who doesn't come from your social class. This is how you see the world. This is how you grow.
"Challenge yourself every day to do better and be better. Remember, growth starts with a decision to move beyond your present circumstances."
-- Robert Tew
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."
"If you want happiness for an hour - take a nap. If you want happiness for a day - go fishing. If you want happiness for a year - inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime - help someone else."
-- Chinese Proverb
"I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you."
-- Anne Frank
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