Quotes to live by

1. Life 101
Quotes to live by
Javed Mohammed
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2. Life can only
be understood
backwards;
but it must be
lived forwards
Soren Kirkegaard

3. Life is about
moving, it’s
about change.
And when
things stop
doing that
they’re dead.
Twyla Tharp

4. There is no
shortcut to
life. To the end
of our days,
life is a lesson
imperfectly
learned.
Harrison E.Salisbury

5. If it's never our
fault, we can't
take responsibility
for it. If we can't
take responsibility
for it, we'll always
be its victim.
Richard Bach

6. We cannot
become what
we need to be
remaining
what we are
max Del’ree

7. Your most
powerful
weapon against
limiting
thoughts is your
willingness to
clarify and
envision what
you truly want
for your life.
David McNally

8. Career is goal
oriented, but
vocation
focuses on the
purpose of
your life
David McNally

9. Money never
starts an idea;
it is the idea
that starts the
money.
W.J. Cameron

10. The true self is
always in
motion like
music, a river of
life, changing,
moving, failing,
learning,
shining.
Brenda Uneland

11. A marriage
without
conflicts is
almost as
inconceivable
as a nation
without crisis.
Andre Maurois

12. There is
nothing that
has ever
happened to
you or anyone
else that
cannot be
forgiven.
David Mcnally

13. The first to
apologize is the
bravest.
The first to forgive
is the strongest.
And the first to
forget is the
happiest.

14. If you’re going
to do
something
tonight that
you’ll be sorry
for tomorrow
morning, sleep
late.
Henry Youngman

15. Most human
beings have an
infinite
capacity for
taking things
for granted
Aldous Huxley

16. The distribution of
talent in this world
should not be our
concern. Our
responsibility is to
take the talents we
have and ardently
parlay them to the
highest possible
achievement.
Alan Loy McGinnis

17. The work of
the individual
still remains
the spark that
moves
mankind
forward
Igor Sikorsky

18. Today’s
opportunities
erase
yesterdays
failures.
Gene Brown

19. Nothing will
ever be
attempted, if
all possible
objections
must first be
overcome.
Samuel Johnson

20. All marriages
are happy. It’s
the living
together
afterward that
causes all the
trouble.
Raymond Hull

21. The soul never
thinks without
a picture.
Arsitotle

22. Think like a
man of
action, act like
a man of
thought.
Henri Bergson

23. Treat your
goals as
guides. They
should stretch
and challenge
you but not
defeat you.
David McNally

24. It is better to
create than to
be learned;
creating is the
true essence
of life.
Reinhold Neibuhr.

25. Apollinaire said
“Come to the edge.”
“Its too high”
“Come to the edge.”
“We might fall”
“Come to the edge.”
“And they came.”
“And he pushed
them.”
“And they flew.”
Garland Wright

26. If you keep on
saying things
are going to be
bad, you have a
good chance of
being a
prophet.
Issac Bashevis Singer

27. A true
commitment is
a heartfelt
promise to
yourself from
which you will
not back down.
David McNally

28. No one can
arrive from
being talented
alone. God gives
talent; work
transforms
talent into
genius.
Anna Pavlova

29. I couldn’t wait
for success – so
I went ahead
without it.
Jonathon Winters

30. Every morning I
wake up saying,
“I’m still alive
- a miracle.”
And so I keep
pushing.
Jacques Cousteau

31. We can learn to
soar only in direct
proportion to our
determination to
rise above the
doubt and
transcend the
limitations.
David McNally

32. O Eagle do not
get yourself
fearful of the
opposing winds.
These are blowing
against you to lift
you higher and
higher
Poet-Philosopher Muhammad Iqbal

33. You’re not alone
in the world.

34. Retell your story
to yourself the
way you’d like it
to be.

35. Move from
“why me” to
“how can I?”

36. It isn’t the past
which holds us
back, it’s the
future; and how
we undermine
it today.
Viktor Frankl: Holocaust Survivor

37. Flowers bloom
when they turn
to the sun. Find
the people that
make you
bloom.

38. Write a
complaint letter.
Then answer it.
Karen Salmansohn

39. When hurt vent
and then let it
turn to vapor
Karen Salmansohn

40. Balance your
wheel of fortune

41. Throw out old
clothes and
shoes and train
your brain to
get rid of old
thoughts and
ideas
Karen Salmansohn

42. What looks
good from a
distance may be
bad, and what
looks bad
up-close may be
good from a
distance

43. View “not yet as
yes”
Karen Salmansohn

44. Look for the
exceptions to
the rule- and let
these rule your
spirit
Karen Salmansohn

45. Life is rarely
linear. There will
always be
zigzags on the
way to your
goals.
Karen Salmansohn

46. References
• Even Eagles Need a Push by David McNally
• The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the
Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses by
Karen Salmansohn
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