Guillaume Apollinaire
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
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If you know peace, then you thrive , if you know contentment, then you are rich.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
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Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
I like to watch.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
If you have to drive people that hard to do their job, then you've either got the wrong people, or you've got the right people doing the wrong job.
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
I have loved to the point of madness, that which is called madness, that which to me, is the only sensible way to love.
If it weren't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing, a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.
Whatever it takes !
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved , it is God's finger on man's shoulder.
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore !
We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship.
Most people resist change, so a key part of innovating is convincing other people that your idea is a good one -- by enlisting their help, and, in doing so, by helping them see the usefulness of the idea.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Never give in -- never, never, never, never.
You know the difference between you and me ? I make this look good.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
Let's go home, Debbie.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
Other men have seen angels, But I have seen thee, And thou art enough.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs , ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived'. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
But I would be proud.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.
The leader wonders about everything, wants to learn as much as he can, is willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. He does not worry about failure, but embraces errors, knowing he will learn from them.
Love is the only gold.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Young love is a flame , very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
Attitude is everything.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
They can because they think they can.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
Teachers have three loves, love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.
All love is sweet, given or returned.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
Press forsake! Go ahead and press 'forsake now' !
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
They say you were shot in the tabloids.
Life's blows can not break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
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I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. Whether it is a godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me. This feeling defies description, and there is no experience with which this feeling may be compared. It is something like a strong emotion mixed with faith, but a lot stronger.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Hasta la vista, baby. :
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.
Begin with the end in mind.
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.
What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like a thunderbolt.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
Love sees roses without thorns.