"A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights."
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"You and you alone are the only person that can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell. And the world needs your story because the world needs your voice."
"All of art is a search for ways of being, of living life more fully."
"Be bold - and mighty forces will come to your aid."
"Country to me is living life at its simplest: Learning to appreciate a sliced vine-ripe tomato with a dash of salt, served between two slices of good bread and eaten over the kitchen sink."
"The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for."
"Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined."
"The majority of people are not awake; it is only here and there that we find one even partially awake. Practically all of us, as a result, are living lives that are unworthy almost the name of lives, compared to those we might be living, and that lie within our easy grasp. While it is true that each life is in and of Divine Being, hence always one with it, in order that this great fact bear fruit in individual lives, each one must be conscious of it; he or she must know it in thought, and then live continually in this consciousness."
"Death is close enough at hand so we do not need to be afraid of life."
"I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges."
"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."
"There is a purpose to our lives, even if it is sometimes hidden from us, and even if the biggest turning points and heartbreaks only make sense as we look back, rather than as we are experiencing them. So we might as well live life as if - as the poet Rumi put it - everything is rigged in our favor."
"We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation from suffering and toward peace and compassion, or in the direction of affliction and misery. What is it that we really want deep in our heart? Is it money, fame, power? Or is it finding inner peace, being able to live life fully and enjoy the present moment?"
"In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood."
"It's very impossible to live by yesterday's standards and expect extraordinary results today. Live life with passion!"
"But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope."
"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago."
"Live the life you always wanted to live. Avoid criticizing others and concentrate on fulfilling your dreams."
"It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world."
"No matter what we weigh, those of us who are compulsive eaters have anorexia of the soul. We refuse to take in what sustains us. We live lives of deprivation. And when we can't stand it any longer, we binge."