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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho

Lyricist · Brazilian · b. 1947

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You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation.
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A Warrior knows that a great dream is made up of many different things, just as the light from the sun is the sum of its millions of rays.
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Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
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People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
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The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances.
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Traditional religions practices are important.They allow us to share with others the communal experience of adoration and prayer,but we must never forget spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love,and with love,there are no rules some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behavior,others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationships but this is all folly.The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters.
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People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them.
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Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is.
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making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
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The boy didn't know what a Personal Legend was. 'It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.
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It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny
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Everything on Earth is being continuously transformed.
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life is the moment we're living right now.
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I am not happy, and the quest for happiness as a principal objective is not part of my world. Of course, ever since I can remember, I have done what I felt like doing.
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The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.
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Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.
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Love always triumphs over what we call death. That's why there's no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.
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Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.
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God, I am trying to recover my faith. Please don't abandon me in the middle of this adventure, I prayed, pushing my fears aside.
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I don't know what to do. I only know that it's taken me years to understand that life was pushing me in a direction I didn't want to go in.
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Love cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks.
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