c631341
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You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in.
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be-yourself
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life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
authentic-living
life-philosophy
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Roy T. Bennett |
31fbea2
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Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.
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action
inspiration
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inspire
life-quotes
living
motivation
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positive-life
inspiring
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positive-thinking
motivational
optimism
life
truth
inspirational
startup
act
do
doing
start
right
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Roy T. Bennett |
0208c23
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By four o'clock, I've discounted suicide in favor of killing everyone else in the entire world instead.
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suicide
optimism
|
Warren Ellis |
5fde740
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You will never follow your own inner voice until you clear up the doubts in your mind.
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follow-your-heart
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gut-feeling
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positive-affirmation
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inspiring
positive
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optimism
life
inspirational
inner-voice
intuition
awareness
soul
|
Roy T. Bennett |
d8fd9a7
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Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives.
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gratitude
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life-quotes
living
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
optimism
life
inspirational
grateful
value
|
Roy T. Bennett |
45a371d
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Nothing makes a person happier than having a happy heart.
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happy-heart
happy
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life-quotes
living
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
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optimism
happiness
heart
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5ecedcc
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Changing your outside world cannot make you happy if you are an unhappy person. The real personal change can only happen from the inside out. If you firstly create the change within yourself, you can turn your life around.
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inspiration
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inspirational-life
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positive-affirmation
positive-life
change
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
happiness
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
b415d9f
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To care about your outward appearance is important, but what's more important is to have a beautiful soul.
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spirit
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inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
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positive-thinking
life-lessons
optimism
heart
life
inspirational
soul
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5c41aae
|
Life is short. Focus on what really matters most. You have to change your priorities over time.
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|
time
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
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positive-thinking
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life-lessons
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life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5313da7
|
Surround Yourself with Positive People Who Believe in Your Dream
|
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inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
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positive-life
dreams
inspiring
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
ambition
|
Roy T. Bennett |
af27166
|
Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.
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inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
change
inspiring
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
growth
|
Roy T. Bennett |
13ae598
|
Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can't see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don't even know.
|
|
leadership
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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optimistic
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positive-life
inspiring
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
potential
leaders
greatness
|
Roy T. Bennett |
d30af93
|
Successful people have no fear of failure. But unsuccessful people do. Successful people have the resilience to face up to failure--learn the lessons and adapt from it.
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|
inspiration
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inspirational-life
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inspire
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life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
fearless
life-philosophy
failure
|
Roy T. Bennett |
aa5bcdc
|
When you take control of your attitude, you take control of your life.
|
|
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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inspire
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life-quotes
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optimistic
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positive-life
inspiring
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
attitude
|
Roy T. Bennett |
304da54
|
Stop doing what is easy or popular. Start doing what is right.
|
|
action
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what-is-popular
what-is-right
inspiration
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inspiring
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
truth
inspirational
startup
act
do
doing
start
right
|
Roy T. Bennett |
10e1960
|
It doesn't matter how many people you meet in your life; you just need the real ones who accept you for who you are and help you become who you should be.
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inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
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positive-thinking
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
authentic-living
living-life-to-the-fullest
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
66d4eab
|
Always believe in yourself and always stretch yourself beyond your limits. Your life is worth a lot more than you think because you are capable of accomplishing more than you know. You have more potential than you think, but you will never know your full potential unless you keep challenging yourself and pushing beyond your own self imposed limits.
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|
accomplishment
inspiration
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inspirational-life
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inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
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life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
potential
challenge
|
Roy T. Bennett |
acee8fa
|
To learn something new, you need to try new things and not be afraid to be wrong.
|
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trying
learning
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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inspire
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living
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optimistic
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positive-life
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
fearless
|
Roy T. Bennett |
1c7eb37
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What other people think and say about you is none of your business. The most destructive thing you would ever do is to believe someone else's opinion of you. You have to stop letting other people's opinions control you.
|
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be-yourself
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
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life-and-living
life-quotes
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inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
authentic-living
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
415cd23
|
Enthusiasm can help you find the new doors, but it takes passion to open them. If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.
|
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living-on-purpose
opportunity
passion
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life-quotes
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive
motivational
optimism
life
inspirational
enthusiasm
authentic-living
conviction
|
Roy T. Bennett |
aaf1a88
|
Let go of something old that no longer serves you in order to make room for something new.
|
|
letting-go
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
f926893
|
The comfort zone is a psychological state in which one feels familiar, safe, at ease, and secure. You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.
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inspiration
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change
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
comfort-zone
|
Roy T. Bennett |
578617d
|
Consistency is the true foundation of trust. Either keep your promises or do not make them.
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keep-your-promises
leadership
trust
inspiration
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optimistic
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positive-life
inspiring
positive
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motivational
optimism
life
inspirational
consistency
leader
leaders
|
Roy T. Bennett |
327f424
|
Shine your light and make a positive impact on the world; there is nothing so honorable as helping improve the lives of others.
|
|
light
leadership
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inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
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inspiring
positive
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optimism
life
inspirational
shine
leader
leaders
shine-your-light
|
Roy T. Bennett |
22a759a
|
Dream your own dreams, achieve your own goals. Your journey is your own and unique.
|
|
dream
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inspirational-life
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life-and-living
life-quotes
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positive-life
dreams
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positive
positive-thinking
motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
goals
|
Roy T. Bennett |
fdd785e
|
Great Leaders Create More Leader
|
|
leadership
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
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positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
success
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
leader
vision
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5a4eea2
|
Associate Yourself with People Who Think Positively
|
|
inspiration
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inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
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life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
3be29bf
|
Fear robs you of your freedom to make the right choice in life that can bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. On the other side of fear, lies freedom. If you want to grow, you need to be brave and take risks. If you're not uncomfortable, you're not growing.
|
|
inspiration
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inspiring
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life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
growth
fearless
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
9333315
|
You were not born on earth to please anyone; you have to live life to express yourself, not to impress someone. Don't pretend to be someone you're not, and never lose yourself in search of other people's acceptance and approval.
|
|
be-yourself
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
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life-quotes
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positive-life
inspiring
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life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
authentic-living
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
4ea7723
|
Life teaches us the right path is rarely the easy one.
|
|
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
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positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
54b191b
|
Be with someone who inspires you and makes you be the best version of yourself.
|
|
relationship
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
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positive-life
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
inspirational-quote
life-philosophy
|
Roy T. Bennett |
415ccbb
|
No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.
|
|
dream
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
dreams
inspiring
positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
greatness
|
Roy T. Bennett |
8ac9a80
|
Failures are the stairs we climb to reach success.
|
|
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
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optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
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motivational
success
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
failure
|
Roy T. Bennett |
6628aca
|
Difficulties and adversities viciously force all their might on us and cause us to fall apart, but they are necessary elements of individual growth and reveal our true potential. We have got to endure and overcome them, and move forward. Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.
|
|
never-lose-hope
inspiration
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inspiring
positive
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optimism
hope
life
inspirational
adversity
potential
challenge
growth
|
Roy T. Bennett |
87dd3e8
|
Every choice comes with a consequence. Once you make a choice, you must accept responsibility. You cannot escape the consequences of your choices, whether you like them or not.
|
|
inspiration
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inspire
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inspiring
positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
choices
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5d58cda
|
Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up.
|
|
being-positive
never-giving-up
inspiration
inspirational-quotes
life-quotes
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
optimism
life
inspirational
never-give-up
strong
|
Roy T. Bennett |
e744cde
|
You can have everything you want if you can put your heart and soul into everything you do.
|
|
inspiration
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-quotes
living
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
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motivational
optimism
heart
life
inspirational
doing
energy
soul
|
Roy T. Bennett |
9cfc0e2
|
How much you can learn when you fail determines how far you will go into achieving your goals.
|
|
learning
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inspirational-attitude
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motivational
success
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
failure
|
Roy T. Bennett |
f189f7c
|
Create a vision for the life you really want and then work relentlessly towards making it a reality.
|
|
inspiration
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positive-life
inspiring
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optimism
life
inspirational
vision
|
Roy T. Bennett |
d431d07
|
Be an Encourager: When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always.
|
|
encourage
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
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inspire
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life-quotes
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positive-life
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life-lessons
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heart
life
inspirational
encouragement
self-confidence
self-esteem
|
Roy T. Bennett |
cb54163
|
Push your boundaries beyond the ordinary; be that "extra" in "extraordinary.
|
|
progress
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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inspire
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life-quotes
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positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
growth
|
Roy T. Bennett |
9a8303f
|
No matter how much experience you have, there's always something new you can learn and room for improvement.
|
|
learning
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inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
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life-and-living
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optimistic
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inspiring
positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
improvement
experience
|
Roy T. Bennett |
90206e3
|
Change course, but don't give up.
|
|
leadership
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
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change
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positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
never-give-up
|
Roy T. Bennett |
27b71d6
|
When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.
|
|
chaos-of-life
inspiration
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-quotes
living
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
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optimism
happiness
life
inspirational
smiles
smile
|
Roy T. Bennett |
b2f4ee5
|
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
|
|
suicide
joy
death
strength
optimism
life
truth
inspirational
endurance
|
David Hume |
56a1692
|
Be where you are, stop over-thinking, and focus on what you are doing.
|
|
focus-on
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
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positive-life
inspiring
positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
over-thinking
|
Roy T. Bennett |
3fa1795
|
Do not let your negative thoughts have power over you because those thoughts will end up controlling your life. No one can live a positive life with a negative mind.
|
|
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
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optimistic
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positive-life
inspiring
positive
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motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
54fcd17
|
If you care about something enough, you'll find a way to make it happen.
|
|
make-things-happen
care-enough
inspiration
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-quotes
living
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
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motivational
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
65ba401
|
Let go of something old that no longer serves you to make room for something new.
|
|
letting-go
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
48b4898
|
We must assume every event has significance and contains a message that pertains to our questions...this especially applies to what we used to call bad things...the challenge is to find the silver lining in every event, no matter how negative.
|
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optimism
|
James Redfield |
a5ae715
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There is no more profitable investment than investing in yourself. It is the best investment you can make; you can never go wrong with it. It is the true way to improve yourself to be the best version of you and lets you be able to best serve those around you.
|
|
invest-in-yourself
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
|
Roy T. Bennett |
ddec5d8
|
To overcome fear is the quickest way to gain your self-confidence.
|
|
fear
inspiration
inspirational-attitude
inspirational-life
inspirational-quotes
inspire
life-and-living
life-quotes
living
motivation
optimistic
positive-affirmation
positive-life
inspiring
positive
positive-thinking
motivational
life-lessons
optimism
life
inspirational
self-confidence
|
Roy T. Bennett |
5ac220a
|
If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?
|
|
optimism
satire
|
Voltaire |
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"In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so."
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joy
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Orhan Pamuk |
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Instead of worrying about what could go wrong, change your thoughts to what could go right. When you change the negative thought into a positive one, it eliminates the negative one.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Your Life Is Happening Right Now: Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself
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Roy T. Bennett |
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You make the world a better place by making daily improvements to become the best version of yourself.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself; you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Be careful the stories you're telling yourself about your current circumstances; a head full of negative thoughts has no space for positive ones.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.
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joy
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life
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow. The challenge of life is intended to make you better, not bitter.
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strong
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Never let fear hold you captive
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Roy T. Bennett |
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The level of success you achieve will be in direct proportion to the depth of your commitment.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go--whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life.
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kindness
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Roy T. Bennett |
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You attract who you are being. When you work at being the type of person that you want to attract, you attract those kinds of people into your life.
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life
inspirational
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
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joy
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positive
optimism
life
inspirational
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Ashley Smith |
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One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires.
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inspirational
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Roy T. Bennett |
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You have come a long way and have won many battles. Whenever you're faced with a difficult or challenging situation, you'll overcome it. Yes, you can.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Make the most of what you have and keep your standards high. Never settle for anything less than you deserve or are capable of achieving.
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achieve
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.
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courage
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Goals are the road maps that guide you to your destination
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you had once been. When things are not going your way, you will start doubting yourself. Stay positive, keep the faith, and keep moving forward - your breakthrough may be just around the corner.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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People are successful because they think and act like successful people.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Keep your promises and be consistent. Be the kind of person others can trust.
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consistent
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leader
leaders
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Life is short. Focus on what really matters most; you should change your priorities over time.
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time
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inspirational
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leader
leaders
priority
focus
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Roy T. Bennett |
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If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.
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suffering
optimism
happiness
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William Faulkner |
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Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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I am an optimist... I choose to be. There is a lot of darkness in our world, there is a lot of pain and you can choose to see that or you can choose to see the joy. If you try to respond positively to the world, you will spend your time better.
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optimism
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Tom Hiddleston |
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Keep your mind open. The meaning of things lies in how people perceive them. The same thing could mean different meanings to the same people at different times.
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life
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live-life-to-the-fullest
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Create your own miracles; do what you think you cannot do.
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action
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Nobody is exempt from the trials of life, but everyone can always find something positive in everything even in the worst of times.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Your beliefs affect your choices. Your choices shape your actions. Your actions determine your results. The future you create depends upon the choices you make and the actions you take today.
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Roy T. Bennett |
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God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest.
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suicide
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joy
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life
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endurance
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Charlotte Brontë |
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Dedicate yourself to what gives your life true meaning and purpose; make a positive difference in someone's life.
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dedication
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it.
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adversity
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Stop comparing yourself to others. Always strive to improve yourself to become better today than you were yesterday to serve those around you and the world.
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be-yourself
kindness
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growth
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Dr. Suess said: 'Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened..' I tell my dates: 'Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over
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joy
sadness
optimism
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life
misattributed-dr-seuss
crying
smile
smiling
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josh stern |
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Focus on making choices to lead your life that aligns with your core values in the most purposeful way possible.
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life
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choices
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Roy T. Bennett |
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If you care about someone enough, you'll always be there for them no matter what.
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be-there
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life
inspirational
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?
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struggle
optimism
happiness
life
survival
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Tom Stoppard |
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The more you believed in yourself, the more you could trust yourself. The more you trust yourself, the less you compare yourself to others.
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trust-yourself
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believe
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Remember that things are not always as they appear to be... Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.
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creativity
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Roy T. Bennett |
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We don't truly appreciate what we have until it's gone... We don't really appreciate something until we have experienced some events; we don't really appreciate our parents until we ourselves have become parents. Be grateful for what you have now, and nothing should be taken for granted.
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life
inspirational
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Roy T. Bennett |
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I admire those who do good and expect nothing in return.
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kindness
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life
inspirational
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Roy T. Bennett |
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You have to open up to the world and learn optimism...Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim.
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positive-thinking
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Jennifer Crusie |
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Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.
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optimism
happiness
inspirational
umbrellas
observation
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Julie Andrews Edwards |
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A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.
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optimism
perception
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Eoin Colfer |
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Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and their fellow-men, and cry that all is dark and gloomy, are in the right; but the sombre colours are reflections from their own jaundiced eyes and hearts. The real hues are delicate, and need a clearer vision.
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thoughts
darkness
optimism
subconscious
perspective
perception
pessimism
human-nature
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Charles Dickens |
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The most important thing is this: to be able at any moment to be free to choose a life that makes you happy.
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happy
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choice
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life
inspirational
choose
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Roy T. Bennett |
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Once time is lit, it will burn whether or not you're breathing it in. Even after smoke becomes air, there is the memory of smoke. I am seeing as if by the light of a match, a glimpse of my life and having it feel right.
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optimism
love
inspirational
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David Levithan |
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We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen.
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inspiration
optimism
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James Redfield |
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You predicted quick victory. Now it's going to get hopelessly complicated. Jesus, don't you know any better than that by now?
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optimism
pessimism
thomas-raith
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Jim Butcher |
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If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign.
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optimism
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James A. Owen |
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One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery.
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optimism
conservation
cooperation
environment
individualism
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Wallace Stegner |
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I cried to think of how lucky we both were to have found each other, since it was clear that we were the only ones in the world who could understand what we understood in the instantaneous manner in which we understood it.
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youth
romance
optimism
soul-mate
naivete
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Audre Lorde |
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I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore.
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magic
optimism
happiness
seashore
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Dave Pelzer |
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"I would like [my readers] to better understand human beings and human life as a result of having read [my] stories. I'd like them to feel that this was an experience that made things better for them and an experience that gave them hope. I think that the kind of things that we talk about at this conference -- fantasy very much so, science fiction, and even horror -- the message that we're sending is the reverse of the message sent by what is called "realistic fiction." (I happen to think that realistic fiction is not, in fact, realistic, but that's a side issue.) And what we are saying is that it doesn't have to be like this: things can be different. Our society can be changed. Maybe it's worse, maybe it's better. Maybe it's a higher civilization, maybe it's a barbaric civilization. But it doesn't have to be the way it is now. Things can change. And we're also saying things can change for you in your life. Look at the difference between Severian the apprentice and Severian the Autarch [in for example. The difference beteween Silk as an augur and Silk as calde [in
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fiction
fantasy
optimism
hope
science-fiction
horror
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Gene Wolfe |
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While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations.
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optimism
speculations
thinking
thought
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Martin E.P. Seligman |
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He caught a glimpse of that extraordinary faculty in man, that strange, altruistic, rare, and obstinate decency which will make writers or scientists maintain their truths at the risk of death. Eppur si muove, Galileo was to say; it moves all the same. They were to be in a position to burn him if he would go on with it, with his preposterous nonsense about the earth moving round the sun, but he was to continue with the sublime assertion because there was something which he valued more than himself. The Truth. To recognize and to acknowledge What Is. That was the thing which man could do, which his English could do, his beloved, his sleeping, his now defenceless English. They might be stupid, ferocious, unpolitical, almost hopeless. But here and there, oh so seldome, oh so rare, oh so glorious, there were those all the same who would face the rack, the executioner, and even utter extinction, in the cause of something greater than themselves. Truth, that strange thing, the jest of Pilate's. Many stupid young men had thought they were dying for it, and many would continue to die for it, perhaps for a thousand years. They did not have to be right about their truth, as Galileo was to be. It was enough that they, the few and martyred, should establish a greatness, a thing above the sum of all they ignorantly had.
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integrity
optimism
truth
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T.H. White |
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"If you really believed that you'd lost your soul, then when I found you in Volterra, you would have realized immediately what was happening, instead of thinking we were both dead together. But you didn't--you said ' ,'" I reminded him, triumphant. "There's hope in you, after all." For once, Edward was speechless. "So let's both just be hopeful, all right?" I suggested. "Not that it matters. If you stay, I don't need heaven." He got up slowly, and came to put his hand on either side of my face as he stared into my eyes. "Forever," he vowed, still a little staggered. "That's all I'm asking for," I said, and stretched up on my toes so that I could press my lips to his."
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optimism
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Stephenie Meyer |
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Things are not always as bad as they seem. Sometimes, the darkness only makes it easier to see the light.
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philosophical
optimism
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Jim Butcher |
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The disciplines of physical exercise, meditation and study aren't terribly esoteric. The means to attain a capability far beyond that of the so-called ordinary person are within the reach of everyone, if their desire and their will are strong enough. I have studied science, art, religion and a hundred different philosophies. Anyone could do as much. By applying what you learn and ordering your thoughts in an intelligent manner it is possible to accomplish almost anything. Possible for an 'ordinary person.' There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person.
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optimism
superheroes
ozymandias
meditation
will
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Alan Moore |
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You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.
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optimism
idiom
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Charlaine Harris |
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Consider, if you will, the morning boner. What a metaphor of hope and renewal! How can anyone give way to despair when one's groin greets each day with such a gala spectacle of physical optimism?
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sex
optimism
humor
teens
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C.D. Payne |
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"Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted" -Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)"
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world
optimism
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Radclyffe Hall |
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I still think sincere pessimism the unpardonable sin.
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optimism
pessimism
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G.K. Chesterton |
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All the people we loved, who have died, are still alive in the past. The only thing that really separates us is time. It's a matter of perspective. That's what separates optimism and pessimism.
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memories
optimism
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Diana Palmer |
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The reason why we believe that change is possible is not because we are idealists but because we believe we have made it, so other people can make it as well.
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optimism
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Roméo Dallaire |
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But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.
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moving-on
world
letting-go
reality
optimism
life
waiting
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Lois Lowry |
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You know, if you're hopeful, if you're even a little bit happy about something that might happen, it doesn't affect the outcome. You could still give yourself a period of optimism, even if it all falls apart.
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optimism
outcomes
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Michael Cunningham |
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It is the most ambitious and driven among us who are the most sorely in need of having our reckless hopes dampened through immersive dousings in the darkness which religions have explored. This is a particular priority for secular Americans, perhaps the most anxious and disappointed people on earth, for their nation infuses them with the most extreme hopes about what they may be able to achieve in their working lives and relationships.
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optimism
hope
anxiety
drive
americans
atheism
pessimism
disappointment
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Alain de Botton |
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The only real voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes; in seeing the universe through the eyes of another, one hundred others-in seeing the hundred universes that each of them sees. Marcel Proust, translated by Kiyotesong
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wonder
optimism
landscape
open-heart
open-mind
seeking
journey
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Rob Brezsny |
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I'd given him bits and pieces of my peculiar life, but colored softer and funnier than they had been. I'd painted my dad as Don Quixote in a semi, on a quest for philosophical truths and the best cup of coffee in the nation.
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optimism
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Laurie Halse Anderson |
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The mind is an intricate mechanism that can be run on the fuels of both victory and defeatism.
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optimism
emotions
thinking
pessimism
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Pat Conroy |
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One thing about flying that he never got used to was that no matter how awful the weather was on the ground, if you flew high enough you could always find the sun.
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optimism
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Tom Clancy |
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Though anger seems a pessimistic response to a situation, it is at root a symptom of hope: the hope that the world can be better than it is. The man who shouts every time he loses his house keys is betraying a beautiful but rash faith in a universe in which keys never go astray. The woman who grows furious every time a politician breaks an election promise reveals a precariously utopian belief that elections do not involve deceit. The news shouldn't eliminate angry responses; but it should help us to be angry for the right reasons, to the right degree, for the right length of time - and as part of a constructive project. And whenever this isn't possible, then the news should help us with mourning the twisted nature of man and reconciling us to the difficulty of being able to imagine perfection while still not managing to secure it - for a range of stupid but nevertheless unbudgeable reasons.
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optimism
hope
journalism
news
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Alain de Botton |
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Dantes had entered the Chateau d'If with the round, open, smiling face of a young and happy man, with whom the early paths of life have been smooth. and who anticipates a future corresponding with his past. This was now all changed. The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution; his eyebrows were arched beneath a brow furrowed with thought; his eyes were full of melancholy, and from their depths occasionally sparkled gloomy fires of misanthropy and hatred; his complexion, so long kept from the sun, had now that pale color which produces, when the features are encircled with black hair, the aristocratic beauty of the man of the north; the profound learning he had acquired had besides diffused over his features a refined intellectual expression; and he had also acquired, being naturally of a goodly stature, that vigor which a frame possesses which has so long concentrated all its force within itself.
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optimism
maturity
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Alexandre Dumas |
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The library refused many downloads, of course, but I succeeded with two Optimists translated from the Late English, Orwell and Huxley;
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optimism
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David Mitchell |
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You will die, and I, and all we can create--why not a city? But if there is one thing that deserves to be immortal, it is knowledge.
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mortality
optimism
barratong
knowledge
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John Brunner |
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The first question we must address deals with optimism, the possibility of achieving our goal. Are we in a position where we can actually hope to effect change? Assuming we become convinced that there are reasons for optimism, we move to the next question. Are we cetain that we want change? The stories about EHMs, jackals, and suffering around the globe strike raw nerves, but now we demand absolute proof that our grievances justify the efforts change will demand. Third: Is there a unifying principle that will validate our efforts? We look to ascertain that we are not merely seeking to impose our moral, religious, or philosophical values on others but instead are intent on creating something of true and lasting universal benefit. And finally: What can we each do? You and I personally need to evaluate our talents and passions. What are our individual options and desires? How do they fit into the bigger picture?
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suffering
optimism
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John Perkins |
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Every day is the prime of your life.
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optimism
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
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The instinct of self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at the bottom they are perfectly aware by declaring them nonexistent, and a warning such as mine against cheap optimism was bound to prove particularly unwelcome at a moment when a sumptuously laid supper was awaiting for us in the next room.
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warning
humanity
optimism
awaiting
aware
banish
cheap-optimism
dangers
danger
nonexistent
supper
unwelcome
awareness
human-beings
cowardice
self-deception
instinct
food
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Stefan Zweig |
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Sorry to tell you, but that's a very old chestnut. My mother used to say when God slams a door on you, he opens a window.' Tig gave this two seconds of respectful consideration before rejecting it. 'No, that's not the same. I'm saying when God slams a door on you it's probably a shitstorm. You're going to end up in rubble. But it's okay because without all that crap overhead, you're standing in the daylight.' 'Without a roof over your head, it kind of feels like you might die.' 'Yeah, but you might not. For sure you won't find your way out of the mess if you keep picking up bricks and stuffing them in your pockets. What you have to do is look for blue sky.
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opportunity
god
optimism
climate-change
end-of-the-world
generation-gap
homeless
unsheltered
shelter
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Barbara Kingsolver |
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Nonsense has taken up residence in the heart of public debate and also in the academy. This nonsense is part of the huge fund of unreason on which the plans and schemes of optimists draw for their vitality. Nonsense confiscates meaning. It thereby puts truth and falsehood, reason and unreason, light and darkness on an equal footing. It is a blow cast in defence of intellectual freedom, as the optimists construe it, namely the freedom to believe anything at all, provided you feel better for it.
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light
freedom
meaning
reason
darkness
optimism
heart
truth
falsehood
optimists
public
scheme
schemes
unreason
feeling
feel
plans
debate
plan
equal
believe
vitality
nonsense
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Roger Scruton |
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"Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a more democratic society. In the process, they often exaggerate the power of big media in order to frighten readers into taking action. I don't disagree with their concern about media concentration, but the way they frame the debate is self-defeating insofar as it disempowers consumers even as it seeks to mobilize them. Far too much media reform rhetoric rests on melodramatic discourse about victimization and vulnerability, seduction and manipulation, "propaganda machines" and "weapons of mass deception". Again and again, this version of the media reform movement has ignored the complexity of the public's relationship to popular culture and sided with those opposed to a more diverse and participatory culture. The politics of critical utopianism is founded on a notion of empowerment; the politics of critical pessimism on a politics of victimization. One focuses on what we are doing with media, and the other on what media is doing to us. As with previous revolutions, the media reform movement is gaining momentum at a time when people are starting to feel more empowered, not when they are at their weakest." --
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optimism
media-studies
revolution
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Henry Jenkins |
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"Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a more democratic society. In the process, they often exaggerate the power of big media in order to frighten readers into taking action. I don't disagree with their concern about media concentration, but the way they frame the debate is self-defeating insofar as it disempowers consumers even as it seeks to mobilize them. Far too much media reform rhetoric rests on melodramatic discourse about victimization and vulnerability, seduction and manipulation, "propaganda machines" and "weapons of mass deception". Again and again, this version of the media reform movement has ignored the complexity of the public's relationship to popular culture and sided with those opposed to a more diverse and participatory culture. The politics of critical utopianism is founded on a notion of empowerment; the politics of critical pessimism on a politics of victimization. One focuses on what we are doing with media, and the other on what media is doing to us. As with previous revolutions, the media reform movement is gaining momentum at a time when people are starting to feel more empowered, not when they are at their weakest."
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optimism
media-studies
revolution
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Henry Jenkins |
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I think that one of the benefits of optimism and idealism is that they lead you into things you would never have tried if you'd let yourself imagine how hard it was going to turn out to be.
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optimism
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Roméo Dallaire |
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The Christian optimism is based on the fact that we do not fit in to the world.
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optimism
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G.K. Chesterton |
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The difference was not that one was a pessimist and the other an optimist, it was that one's pessimism had led to an ethos of fear, and the other's pessimism had led to a noisy, fractious disdain for Everything-That-Was. One shrank, the other flailed. One toed the line, the other crossed it out. Much of the time they were at loggerheads, and because Willy found it so easy to shock his mother, he rarely wasted an opportunity to provoke an argument. If only she'd the wit to back off a little, he probably wouldn't have been so insistent about making his points. Her antagonism inspired him, pushed him into ever more extreme positions, and by the time he was ready to leave the house and go off to college, he had indelibly cast himself in his chosen role: as malcontent, as rebel, as outlaw poet prowling the gutters of a ruined world.
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rebellion
optimism
son
pessimism
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Paul Auster |