• you can do anything. but not everything.
  • no matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone looking up at you wishing they were that high.
  • complain only to the person who can help you solve your problem. it'll make the world a happier place.
  • illegitimus non carborundum - don't let the bastards grind you down.
  • understand the difference between being an adult and growing up...
  • after 2.5 years of being out of school i've finally realized what it means to be in "the real world": finding what it is i love the most and not walking, but RUNNING after it.
  • when I think of college, certain faces enter my mind. it is my life goal to never, ever lose touch with these people.
  • "Life's greatest joys are its minor triumphs." - Berekely Breathed, "Bloom County Babylon"
  • always look people in the eye when you talk to them, that way you know you have their attention, and they have yours.
  • pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
  • never forget to hug your inner child before giving your adult self a pat on the back.
  • do it scared, but do it!
  • even when things are bad, be kind and courteous, and the world will treat you as such.
  • you'll regret the things you didn't do, more than the things you did.
  • if you're not living on the edge, you're wasting space.
  • a theory can never be proven right so all you can do is keep proving it wrong.
  • sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
  • "to do is to be" - nietzsche

"to be is to do" - kant "do be do be do" - sinatra only your song matters in the end

  • you have brains in your head. you have feet in your shoes. you can steer yourself in any direction you choose. you're on your own. and you know what you know. you are the guy who'll decide where to go. (Dr. Seuss)
  • don't let anyone hold you down, for they are just standing by in your life while you live it. Don't let them hold you back.
  • stop looking at the shell and see the pearl.
  • he who works with his hands is a laborer. he who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. he who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
  • nothing lasts forever.
  • mistakes aren't always regrets.
  • you can't start a fire without a spark.
  • chase dreams, not paychecks.
  • the true test of your character will be in how you treat those you DO NOT have to be nice to.
  • you'll never find anything by throwing away love.
  • the darkest hours are the hours in which we discover ourselves.
  • they may think that you're too young to know any better, that you're too naive to understand what's behind their words, and too weak to stand your ground. age doesn't mean experience or knowledge. being a good person doesn't make you nieve. You can be kind to others and even allow them to have their views without looking down or discarding them - but do not compromise yourself.
  • in three words, I can sum up everything I've ever learned about life: it goes on.
  • today you are you, that is truer than true. There will never be anyone youer than you. (Dr. Seuss)
  • feel the pain. let it engulf you. then let it go.
  • never stop dreaming, even when all your dreams come true.
  • failure isn't falling down -- It's staying down.
  • change the way you look at things and the things that you look at will change.
  • love is the opposite of fear.
  • things get better only when you choose not to let them get any worse. and I am realising that just because I am not "happy" does not mean that I have to be sad. and I've never felt more alive.
  • it's not about the money we make. It's about the passions that we ache for.
  • love is possible as long as you believe in it. take a chance, and maybe you'll be surprised where you end up
  • it's better to be scared than bored.
  • mistakes are not always regrets. everyone makes a mistake, be the person to have no regrets. that is as close to perfection as possible.
  • open your heart.
  • live in the now - fully, desperately, passionately. you can never get time back - spend it wisely. whatever you dream about, do it now - fully, desperately, passionately.
  • most people tell you you're not good simply because they are afraid that you are.
  • happiness depends upon ourselves. (Aristotle)
  • the only measure of your words and your deeds, is the love you leave behind when you're gone.
  • you will lose things you can't imagine losing, and you will find things you never thought you would find. no doubt the universe is unfolding exactly as it should, even if it is unclear to you at the time.
  • embrace feeling terrified and anxious - some of the best things in life come only after you put those feelings to work.
  • don't be afraid of death... be afraid of the unlived life. (Tuck Everlasting)
  • don't be afraid to take leaps, you can't cross a chasm in two small steps.
  • be yourself.
  • the hardest part isn't finding who we need to be. It's being content with who you are.
  • find the hours clocks cannot define.
  • loving the imperfect makes us love our own imperfections.
  • don't fear the real world, because after all, youve been living in it up to now, and youve survived.
  • if there is ever a tomorrow when we are not together there is something you must always remember: you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think, but most important of all, even if we are apart. I'll always be with you. (Pooh)
  • if you never fall down, you'll never know the joy of having someone there to pick you up.
  • when you get the choice to sit it out or dance...I HOPE YOU DANCE.
  • don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra problem by chewing a piece of bubblegum.
  • don't ever settle for less than you deserve — and you deserve more than you think.
  • remember that the more you go through, the more you will be prepared for in the future.
  • let yourself love someone. if you get hurt, oh well! you will still learn something in the process, and that is one step closer to who you are meant to be.
  • don't get down on your own life, instead help someone who is in a worse situation.
  • you may not be able to control your circumstances or the people around you, but YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN HAPPINESS.
  • don't let the past dictate who you are but let it be part of who you become
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