We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives. —Maya Angelou

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We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.

MAYA ANGELOU

Poet, dancer, producer, playwright, director, author

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Anonymous JANUARY 2, 2015
We almost always do this-So much better to see the person & hear them.

Freedom lies in being bold. —Robert Frost
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today. —Steve Maraboli
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. —Helen Keller
Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone's hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours. —Vera Nazarian
You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination —Roman Payne
Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day-in, day-out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint. —Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. —Mark Twain
Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination. —Grace Lichtenstein
If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out. —The 14th Dalai Lama
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. —Jon Kabat-Ziin
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. —Margaret Thatcher
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. —Victor Hugo
Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning. —Archbishop Desmond Tutu
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. —e. e. cummings
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting. —Joyce Meyer

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