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There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Live well. Learn plenty. Laugh often. Love much.
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't,
and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised that it'd be worth it.
If you cannot solve it, it is not a problem--it is reality.
Never regret something that once made you smile.
Never bend your head always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart.
Life is like a bike. You only fall off when you stop peddling.
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.
Never argue with an idiot, they will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
10 people shouting are louder than 10,000 people staying silent.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
There's no fool like an old fool -- you can't beat experience.
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
If it's noisy, it's electric
If it rusts, it's mechanic
If you don't understand why it doesn't work, it's digital.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Escalators are never out of order. They're just temporarily stairs.
Growing older is inevitable... Growing up is optional.
Regardless of how highly you perceive your popularity, the crowd at your funeral will still be largely dictated by the weather.
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.
I was standing in the park wondering why frisbees got bigger as they get closer. Then it hit me.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel.
Never explain yourself. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it.
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
There comes a point in your life when you realize who really matters, who never did, and who always will.
Feelings change - memories don't.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.
Last night I was looking at the stars and I wondered... where the hell's my ceiling!
Do, or do not. There is no 'try'.
Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest... It's about who came, and never left your side...
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow... Learn as if you were to live forever.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Before I criticize someone, I walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if they get angry, they are a mile away and barefoot.
I'm one of those people that laughs at a joke 3 TIMES:
>>ONCE when it's told to me
>>ONCE when it's explained to me
and
>>ONCE 5 minutes later when I finally understand it
Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
If you don't make mistakes, you aren't really trying.
I've learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means accepting that some things weren't meant to be.
Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.
Oh yes, the past can hurt. But, you can either run from it or, learn from it.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Don't waste your time on someone who isn't willing to waste their time on you...
My father used to say, you would worry less about what people think if you knew how little they did.
If you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon.
What seems like the right thing to do could also be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
If today was perfect there would be no need for tomorrow.
If there are any idiots in the room, will they please stand up," said the sarcastic teacher. After a long silence, one freshman rose to his feet. "Now then mister, why do you consider yourself an idiot?!" inquired the teacher with a sneer. "Well actually I don't," said the student, "but I hate to see you standing up there all by yourself.
I refuse to answer that question on the basis that I don't have the answer.
Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
If you're not willing to risk it all, then you don't want it bad enough.
True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart.
Being sad with the right people is better than being happy with the wrong ones.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
It is better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for something you are not.
There's always a real reason behind every "just wondering"
Pretending to be someone your not is a waste of the person you are.
A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone.
In the eyes of a child you will see...the world as it should be.
Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.
Never regret something that made you smile.
It's not what you know, it's what you do with what you know.
Believe you can and you're half way there.
Friends are like stars, they come and go, but the ones that stay are the ones that glow.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
What we do in life, echoes in eternity...
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
If your problem has a solution then...why worry about it? If your problem doesnt have solution then...why worry about it?
In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday....
I think that the only reason people hold onto memories so tight is because memories are the only things that dont change; when everybody else does.
Worrying is like a rocking chair it gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere.
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
I'm not totally useless! I can be used as a bad example.
There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
Choose a job that you like and you will never have to work a day in your life.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Being happy doesn't mean you're perfect. It just means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took.
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, rather than loved for who I am not.
Don't take life too seriously,
you'll never get out alive.
Some times you have to fall from the mountain to realise what you are climbing for.
Everything happens for a reason.
There are two people who I trust, the first person is me the other is not you!
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
Every time I close the door on reality, it comes in through the windows.
Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened.
One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us.
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard-boiled egg.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
The beauty of photographs are that they never change....even if the people in them do...
It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an ever stronger person to forgive.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
In your life you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again, but you do...
I'll try being nicer when you try being smarter.
What is life? Look around you for a second. Life is what happens to you right now, while you are reading this. Thats you. Thats life.
The only time you really want to do anything is when you know you can't.
Take the first chance that you get because you may never get another one
You can`t change what people are.. without destroying who they were..
When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.
If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.
Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.
The hardest thing about searching for the truth...Is that sometimes you find it.
Don't regret the past, just learn from it.
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everyhwere.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
The hardest part about moving forward is not looking back.
I can only show you the door. You're the one who has to walk through it.
Some of the most significant moments in your life happen without you even knowing it.
If you do not enjoy what you are doing, you will never be good at it.
You can never find yourself until you face the truth.
Life is too important to take seriously.
He who has truth and courage in his heart shall win in the end.
Treat people the way you like to be treated.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
If you don't believe in yourself, very few other people will.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Thinking is one thing no one has ever been able to tax.
Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
