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You shouldn't blame others for the conditions you endure; we each have the freedom to follow which path we desire in life. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#conditions #desire #endure #follow #freedom

No more fear of hunger. A new kind of freedom. But what then ... what? What would my life be like on a daily basis? Most of it has been consumed with the acquisition of food. Take that away and I'm not really sure who I am, what my identity is. The idea scares me some. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#hunger #idea #identity #life #scares

He wished he could show her the memory of the very first time he’d laid eyes upon her. A random moment, his window to her world, and yet it had pierced his excuse for a soul as if it were destiny. As if she were his destiny. A thousand times he’d looked through the realms, but one glimpse had forever changed their paths. ↗

— Gwen Hayes

#haden #love #change

History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what do do next, which is why it's worth trying to know where things come from. ↗

— Jill Lepore

#heredity #history #inheritance #values #change

The only way to follow your path is to take the lead. ↗

— Joe Peterson

#leadership #self-improvement #leadership

Every man engaged in war tells himself he can alter what has been written, that it is he, not God, who is the maker of destiny, free to change what is meant to be. ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#war #change

My experience has shown me that the people who are exceptionally good in business aren't so because of what they know but because of their insatiable need to know more. ↗

— Michael Gerber

#business #exceptionally #experience #good #insatiable

Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out. ↗

— Lou Gerstner

#his #moves #neck #only #out

Back then we gave it our all, we neither lied nor made mistakes, we didn't fail and didn't do anything wrong. It's just that...TIME has passed and changed it all. ↗

— Yuuki Obata

#friendship #lies #life #mistakes #relationship

It’s often mistaken for good advice, but wisdom cannot be imparted to someone. Wisdom can only be earned; it’s a by-product of experience, not necessarily knowledge, otherwise I would be stalking Oprah right now, begging for a transfusion. ↗

— Renee Carlino

#wisdom #experience