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My name is Amanda. I'm 22 years old and live in Norway.

Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up. ~Dean Karnazes

Make the least of all that goes and the most of all that comes. ~Sara Teasdale

Veni, vidi, vici
(I came, I saw, I conquered)

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I've never had a Starbucks coffee, but I've seen pictures of some Starbucks cups with "The Way I See It" quotes on them online. I find them inspirational, so I thought I should list them here. Sources:( 123 4 )

  • The Way I See It #7: What I look for in musicians is generosity. There is so much to learn from each other and about each other's culture. Great creativity begins with tolerance. ~ Yo-Yo Ma
  • The Way I See It #11: Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves. ~ Laurence Shames
  • The Way I See It #17: The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you're not good enough. On occasion some may be correct. But do not so their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don't take it personally when they say "no" - they may not be smart enough to say "yes". ~ Keith Olbermann
  • The Way I See It #21: People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize ourselves in others. ~ Youssou N'Dour
  • The Way I See It #26: Failure's hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever. ~ Po Bronson
  • The Way I See It #53: Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so... ~ Shelby Lynne
  • The Way I See It #61: Imagine we are all the same. Imagine we all agree about politics, religion and morality. Imagine we like the same types of music, food and coffee. Sound boring? Differences need not divide us. Embrace diversity. Dignity is everyone's human right. ~ Bill Brummel
  • The Way I See It #76: The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. ~ Anne Morriss
  • The Way I See It #83: They told you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What they failed to tell you is that it is best seen with the eyes closed. What you look like isn't important. What is important is who you are inside and the choices you are making in your life. ~ Tiana Tozer
  • The Way I See It #99: Success in life is that your kids want to spend time with you once they've grown up.~ Paul Orfalea
  • The Way I See It #141: I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word. ~ Augusten Burroughs
  • The Way I See It #153: Is art entertainment? Art teaches us about who we are. Entertainment tells us who to be. Art is a public service. Entertainment is a private product. Art opens our minds. Entertainment thinks for you. Art is publicly offered. Entertainment is publicly traded. Art is the words we wish to say, but lack the language to say it. ~ Justin Dillon
  • The Way I See It #204: Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Never forget your Personal Legend. Never forget your dreams. Your silent heart will guide you. Be silent now. It is the possibility of a dream that makes life interesting. You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important. ~ Paulo Coelho
  • The Way I See It #212: Patience is a virtue, life is a waiting game. Peace must be nurtured, and all the money in the world can buy you nothing. Let me tell you that.
  • The Way I See It #232: You simply can't make someone love you if the don't. You must choose someone who already loves you. If you choose someone who does not love you, this is the sort of love you must want. ~ Israel Horovitz
  • The Way I See It #245: A person’s pursuit of goodness leads to greatness, but the pursuit of greatness leads to ruin. Pursue goodness and you will achieve great things. ~ John E. Kramer
  • The Way I See It #257: Love Wins
  • The Way I See It #263: Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up. ~ Dean Karnazes
  • The Way I See It #267: Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxary, but a necessity. ~ Oliver Sacks
  • The Way I See It #276: Anger is contagious. ~ Sandra Cisneros
  • The Way I See It #280: You can learn a lot more from listening than you can from talking. Find someone with whom you don’t agree in the slightest and ask them to explain themselves at length. Then take a seat, shut your mouth, and don’t argue back. Its physically impossible to listen with your mouth open. ~ John Moe
  • The Way I See It #283: The most important thing in life is to stop saying "I wish" and start saying "I will." Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. ~ David Copperfield
  • The Way I See It #286: Hypocrisy is annoying but not evil. Someone who says one thing and does another has doubled their chances of being half right
  • The Way I See It #291: In a world where celebrity equals talent, and where make-believe is called reality, it is most important to have real love, truth and stability in your life. ~ Bernie Brillstein
  • The Way I See It #299: There is a subtle difference between a mission and a promise. A mission is something you strive to accomplish – a promise is something you are compelled to keep. One is individual, the other is shared. When a mission and a promise are one and the same… that’s when mountains are moved and races are won.~ Hala Moddelmog
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jan 11 2015 +