There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.
Her mind was present because she was always gone. Her hands were filled because they grasped the meaning of empty. Life was simple. Her husband returned and she served him with indifferent patience this time. When he asked what had happened to her heat for him, she gestured to the west. The sun was setting. The sky was a body of fire.
The remarkable thing is that it is the crowded life that is most easily remembered. A life full of turns, achievements, disappointments, surprises, and crises is a life full of landmarks. The empty life has even its few details blurred, and cannot be remembered with certainty.
A life without impact and contribution is a very empty life, so use your life to make the world better.
Fill what is empty, empty what is full, and scratch where it itches.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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