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Life

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw “ The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. Audrey Hepburn “ I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. Arthur Rubinstein “ Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius “ In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln “ Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing. Denis Waitley “ We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one. Tom Hiddleston “ You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. Oprah Winfrey “ People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box. Kevin Spacey “ Mellow doesn't always make for a good story, but it makes for

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You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year. Joel Osteen I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me. DMX I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors. Joel Osteen Friends are the siblings God never gave us. Mencius I'm blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me. Lil Wayne God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Voltaire You cannot believ

Graduate

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. William S. Burroughs God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings, not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations, but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process, and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all, suffering will cease. Bernie Siegel We don't stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world. Tom Brokaw The doer alone learneth. Friedrich Nietzsche Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way. Andrew Shue The idea of winning a doctor&#

Great

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. Steve Jobs There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why. William Barclay Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people. Steve Jobs Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories. Bonnie Blair Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Jim Carrey I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God.

Happiness

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. George Sand Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Jim Rohn Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. Thomas S. Monson Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. Euripides Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. Robert Baden-Powell Some days are just bad days, that's all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that's just the way it is! Dita Von Teese Tod

Health

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha The first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emerson To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. Buddha Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health. Dalai Lama I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you. Joyce Meyer To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. Gene Tunney Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished. Og Mandino Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change,

History

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. Harry S Truman Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. Robert Fulghum Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana We are not makers of history. We are made by history. Martin Luther King, Jr. History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Karl Marx I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all o

Home

Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing. Irina Shayk Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Melody Beattie If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. Matsuo Basho A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. George A. Moore Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave. Martin Luther Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! Charles Dickens I love you - I am at rest with you -

Humor

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people. Nicole Scherzinger Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful. Rashida Jones Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else. Will Rogers Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the

Imagination

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. Brad Henry You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. Robert Fulghum Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. Plato Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Alb

Independence

Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. B. R. Ambedkar Diversity: the art of thinking independently together. Malcolm Forbes The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. Denis

Wisdom

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Satchel Paige It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. Buddha Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Mui

Intelligence

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. Albert Einstein The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King, Jr. The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Michael Jordan Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. Winston Churchill There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Aristotle Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and neve

Jealousy

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! Bob Marley Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it's on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you've got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration. Taylor Swift You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars. Gary Allan Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time. Drake The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents. Salvador Dalis The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. William Penn Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Knowledge

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. Bruce Lee Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. Kofi Annan A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things. Jean Piaget The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the uniqu

Mindset

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference. Robert Griffin III Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms. Travis Bradberry I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in. Roger Clemens I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great. Russell Wilson To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. Giorgio Armani Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and o

Criticism

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. Tena Desae Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. Winston Churchill The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Norman Vincent Peale To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public. Theodore Roosevelt I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Johannes Kepler Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude. Joyce Meyer I like constructive criticism from smart people. Prince Smart , People, Smart People You can't let praise or criticism get to yo

Help

Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Jim Morrison We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. Ronald Reagan The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. Melody Beattie Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. John Wooden Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power w