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Inspirational quotes for this weekend

sunlightAwesome collection of inspirational quotes from some great, articulate minds who have put forth their thoughts on life so lucidly. Hope some of these inspire and motivate you.

We can not direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.
-- Author Unknown
Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
-- Buddha
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
-- Frank Herbert, Dune Chronicles
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
-- Jonathan Kozel
Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped.
--African Proverb
Life is what happens, while you are busy making plans.
--John Lennon
Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway.
-- Elbert Hubbard
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
-- Albert Einstein
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
-- Elbert Hubbard
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
-- Jimmy Johnson
Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!
-- Allison Gappa Bottke
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
-- Carl Sandburg
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  1. Voilet12:04 PM

    Lovely compilation. Calmed me down a bit just to read these famous words of famous writers. Thanks.

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  2. Unknown9:45 AM

    Though no on can go back and make a new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end."

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  3. Anonymous9:23 AM

    “Happiness is a choice.”

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  4. Jeni9:25 AM

    I absolutely love these! They are fabulous things to live by and each one actually makes sense and is useful.

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