"No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future."

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“Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.”

“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.”

“Remember that things are not always as they appear to be… Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.”

“Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it.”

“Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.”

“Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.”

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"Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisibl…"

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Science1947–1985

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"That evening, as I watched the sunset’s pinwheels of apricot and mauve slowly explode into red ribbons, I thought: The sensory misers will inherit the earth, but first they will make it not worth livi…"

— Diane Ackerman

Literature1948

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"But the capitalist, living on his income, gives nothing to his subjects. He lives by mere exploitation."

— George Fitzhugh

Economics

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"‘It’s impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.’"

— Christopher Paolini

Literature1983

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