Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen everyday. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen.

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It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, a…

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I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.

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Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate. To look out with idle hope is tantamount to dreaming one's life away.

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Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.

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I can only tell my story, what you believe is up to you.

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Don’t worry about being good…. Aspire to be authentic.

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I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

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To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

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Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to get to emotional and…

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