Quotable Quotes 14

[Daniel E.]

"Maybe the truth is, I’m really not so ordinary. Maybe if we knew what other people were thinking we’d know that no one’s ordinary, and we all deserve a standing ovation at least once in our lives."

~ Wonder

 

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“Me, I trust people who show you what freaks they are. It's the ones who blend in that ya gotta watch out for.”

― Hope Larson

 

[Daniel E.]

“You have to stop worrying about whether people like you. Some people don't even like themselves.”

― Andrena Sawyer

 

[Daniel E.]

“Life is like butter ― when things cool down it can be reshaped.”

― Alan Sheinwald

 

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"But you have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward."

~ John Lewis

 

[Daniel E.]

“Good moods are as fragile as eggs, bad ones as fragile as bricks.”

~ David Mitchell

 

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[David Baxter PhD]

"Everyone has a story that will break your heart. And, if you’re really paying attention, most people have a story that will bring you to your knees." ~ Brené Brown

 

[David Baxter PhD]

"The wall we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy." ~ Jim Rohn

 

[Daniel E.]

"The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,' is the greatest understanding you could exhibit."

"Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you."

"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed."

~ Wayne Dyer

 

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"The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows."

"Healthy striving is self-focused: 'How can I improve?' Perfectionism is other-focused: 'What will they think?'"

― Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

 

[Daniel E.]

"Perfection is man's ultimate illusion."

― David Burns

 

[Daniel E.]

“When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.”

― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

 

[Daniel E.]

“After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism.”

― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

 

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