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Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master. Gretchen Rubin

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. Helen Keller

Life Best Our Miracle Never Know Wrought Another

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. Henry David Thoreau

Life Environmental Better Will Men Every Trees Alive Destroy Moose Rather He Dead Understands Pine Than Who Creature Preserve

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau

Man Rich Pleasures Cheapest Whose

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard

Democracy Voting Dinner Sheep Must Something More Wolves Than Two

As far as self-confidence goes, so much of social media is about approval, getting likes, comparing our lives to others' - meanwhile, confidence is an inside job: it's about how you feel about yourself regardless of what anyone else does or thinks. It's a knowing that you're human, you're flawed, and you're awesome in your own way. Jen Sincero

You Confidence Yourself Social Media Job Own Awesome Others Else Our Approval Way Our Lives Inside About Self-Confidence Feel Knowing Likes Does How Goes Getting Human As Far As Anyone Anyone Else Regardless Social Flawed Far Much Your Meanwhile Comparing Media Lives Thinks

God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that. Joseph Campbell

God Religion Simple Thought Metaphor Intellectual Transcends Which Levels

Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity. Joyce Meyer

Change Cause Insecurity Tough Those See Uncertainty New Always Times New Thing Process Themselves Agents Who Even Thing Starting

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. Mark Twain

Sad Young Pessimist Sight Sadder Than

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices. Paul Tournier

Life Struggle Suffering Acceptance Nothing On The Contrary Complexes Running Running Away Accepting Does Contrary Psychological Mean Means Away Injustices Resignation Heredity

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. Rebecca West

Myself Me People Feminism Out Find Able Only Never Know Call Feminist Been Precisely Whenever Doormat Sentiments Express Differentiate

I wasn't the brightest kid in school. I was a backbencher troubling the frontbencher, and eventually I failed in my 10th grade. But then in higher secondary, there were only three people who got first division in arts, and I was one of them. So this tells you, where you put your mind and heart into, that's where you go. Shiv Khera

You Heart People School Mind Three First Secondary Kid Tells Only Higher Troubling Division Put Failed Got Go Were Grade Arts Where Them Then Your Who Eventually Brightest

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. Simon Sinek

Great People Sacrifice Willing Great Leaders Leaders Poor Numbers Save

If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers. Adam Grant

You Selfish Out Giver Takers Generous Want Watch

Some people are selfish in all of their relationships. Those people are called sociopaths. Adam Grant

Selfish People Some People Relationships Those Some

When grief is deepest, words are fewest. Ann Voskamp

Grief Words Fewest Deepest

I've seen zero evidence of any nation on Earth other than Mexico even remotely having the slightest clue what Mexican food is about or even come close to reproducing it. It is perhaps the most misunderstood country and cuisine on Earth. Anthony Bourdain

Food Seen Country Nation Other Earth Evidence Slightest About Having Come Remotely Perhaps Most Misunderstood Cuisine Mexican Mexico Close Than Any Reproducing Clue Even Zero

Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life. Anthony Bourdain

Life Great Memory Powerful Context Truly Roles Meals Play

Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. Brian Tracy

Thoughts You Balance Emotions Better Goals Car Values Feelings Energy Faster Alignment Runs More Perfect Perform Smoothly Go Wheels Just Requires Your Less Farther

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