"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." - Charles Dickens, in "Our Mutual Friend"

"Associate with people who are likely to improve you." – Seneca

"I am Me, and I hope to become Me more and more." — Paula Modersohn-Becker

"Success is often found by practicing the fundamentals everyone knows they should be doing, but find too boring or basic to practice routinely." — James Clear

"It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly." - Kobe Bryant

"The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid." - JD Salinger

"The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty." - James Clear

"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them." - Salvador Dalí

"Stealing our work is not innovation. It's not progress. It's theft - plain and simple." www.stealingisntinnovation.com @humanartistry.bsky.social

"Compete externally and you compare. Compete internally and you improve." - James Clear

"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." - Edgar Allan Poe in "Elenora"

"Every day brings a choice: practice stress or practice peace." – Joan Borysenko

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"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own." – Bruce Lee

"Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable." — Mary Oliver

"One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist … Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist." - Stephen Hawking

"You don't get to choose how you're going to die or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now." - Joan Baez

"For most human beings, even when we briefly touch up against other lives, we leave our marks on each other." - Sidney Poitier

"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost." - JRR Tolkien, from "The Fellowship of the Ring"

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe

"And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings." — Meister Eckhart

"I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself." - Marlene Dietrich

"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage." – Seneca

"To learn, wander. To achieve, focus." - James Clear

"The Master said, "If one learns to let go, there will be no resentment."" – Confucius

"Your failures are your accomplishments because it makes you prepared for whatever it is that you are going to do next." - Lee Daniels

"Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." — Maya Angelou

"Too often we participate in the globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live global solidarity." - Jorge Mario Bergoglio

"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience." - Emily Dickinson

"Voices ought not be measured by how pretty they are. Instead they matter only if they convince you that they are telling the truth." - Sam Cooke

"The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost." - George Shultz

"Let your heart break loose and bloom." – Yung Pueblo

"Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does." - Agnes Moorehead

💜 Refine yourself, your craft, your self-care routine... then, rest.✨

"In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do." - Gianni Versace

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" – Mary Oliver

"If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can." - Billy Idol

"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit." – Pliny the Younger

"Understanding is love's other name." – Thích Nhất Hạnh

"Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection." - Brené Brown

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💜 Thank you for having me a part of your story (voicing NX/Inix!) I'm SO excited to read the novella!! ✨️🎉

LIVE NOW! Chapter 1 reading of The Lucky Machine by @aimeecozza.com with VA work by @rodoesvo.com Come join and listen for the next hour! www.twitch.tv/thebookbazaar #Streaming #Stream #Audiobook #Scifi #Booksky #BookBazaar25

In about 6 hours, I'll be debuting the first chapter of The Lucky Machine in audiobook format, with narration provided by @rodoesvo.com , on Twitch. It's about 10 mins long and will loop from 6 PM ET til 7 PM ET! #Scifi #BookRead #Writer #TLM #Audiobook

"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." - Sylvia Plath

"Art and life are subjective. Not everybody’s gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it." - Whoopi Goldberg

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