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To be awake is to be alive. Henry David Thoreau
Alive Awake
Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces. Henry David Thoreau
Other Thor More Powerful Pieces Gentle Hammer His Than Breaks Persuasion Her
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. Henry David Thoreau
Success Dark Walk Our Way Must Only Part Toward Leap Goal Then
Every day or two, I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs. Henry David Thoreau
Day Every Day Gossip Mouth Every Way Some Rustle Taken Leaves Hear Frogs Refreshing Going Either Which Doses Newspaper Really Incessantly Village Two
To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea. Henry David Thoreau
News Women Gossip Old Tea Philosopher Over Read Edit Old Women Who
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man. Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom Wise Man Wise Man Worldly Once Some Heresy
Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men. Henry David Thoreau
Men Instead Noble Us Villages Let Us
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Henry David Thoreau
Life You Yourself Too Out Moral Cheat May Much
The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. Henry Miller
Leadership Leader Way Point Lead He Content Real Need
The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks. Henry Miller
World Walks Over Always Up Gets Dies Again Skeleton
Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur. Henry Miller
Faith Enthusiasm Miracles Nothing Creation Every Back Arch Supporting Like Occur Goes Then Believes
Chaos is the score upon which reality is written. Henry Miller
Reality Chaos Written Score Which
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love. Henry Miller
Love Enough Give Only Never Get The Only Thing Thing
The world is the mirror of myself dying. Henry Miller
Myself World Mirror Dying
Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail. Henry Petroski
Understanding Engineering About Fail How Break Successful Things
I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress. Ian Mcewan
Strangers Live Distress Rush Someone Where Want Place Help
Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political. Ignazio Silone
Saying Mistake Liberty Political Doubting Philosophic Possibility Religious Making Authority Any Artistic Literary Experimenting Social Even Searching
Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are. Iyanla Vanzant
Work Home Result Sometimes Reflection Made Down Live Believe Others Our Diligently Unacceptable Out Been Up Trained Accurate Often Being Whether Public Us Who Core
In order to feel loved, be respected and stay connected, we humans have a tendency to lie. We lie about who we are, what we want, what we need, what we have done or will do. Perhaps 'lie' is too strong a word. Let me say that what we do is withhold the truth. Iyanla Vanzant
Truth Me Lie Strong Word Will Too Respected Say Stay About Tendency Feel Perhaps Withhold Done Order Want Loved Who Connected Humans Need
Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. J. G. Ballard
Fool Genius Write Takes Real Sell Any Novel
I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means. J. G. Ballard
Today People Think Imagination Possible Touch Aesthetic Means
I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. Jack Canfield
Good Great People Own Luck Preparation Strategy Believe Make
When you really need help, people will respond. Sincerity means dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be vulnerable. Tell it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your heart. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you. Jack Canfield
You Heart People Simple Will Worry Way Respond Tell Willingness Facade Perfect Open Dropping Sincerity Vulnerable Up Ask Really Means Your Help Help People Showing Keep Image Presentation Need
I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things. Jack Canfield
Government Blame Employees Control Complain Response About Only Prices Over Like Economy Any The Only Thing Taxes Thing Things Gas Gas Prices External External Things
Acknowledging your mistakes also has its pluses, but we often don't have trouble recalling or mulling over those. The point is, if you don't acknowledge your successes the same way you acknowledge your mistakes, you're sure to have a memory full of blunders. Jack Canfield
You Memory Trouble Mistakes Way Those Point Over Also Sure Same Often Blunders Acknowledge Acknowledging Successes Your Full Recalling
If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down. Jack Canfield
Day You Every Day Matter Fall Down Every Tree Oak Take Redwood Go Five Eventually Ax
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