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Some of our struggles involve making decisions, while others are a result of the decisions we have made. Some of our struggles result from choices others make that affect our lives. We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations. ↗

— L. Lionel Kendrick

#uplifting #inspirational

I will cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even when my numb hands can no longer feel it. ↗

— Sophie Scholl

#inspirational

If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings. ↗

— Patrick Carman

#inspirational

A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it. But first, while moving in a circle, it hits its target. So does gossip. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#boomerang #cause #circle #effect #gossip

‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#resilience #self-discipline #inspirational

Who or what inspires you?" "I must admit that I often read my own articles in scientific journals and inspire myself. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#humour #inpiration #self-absorbed #inspirational

I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter. ↗

— John Green

#life #self-value #worthy #inspirational

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#writing #inspirational

Whether or not you can never become great at something, you can always become better at it. Don't ever forget that! And don’t say “I’ll never be good”. You can become better! and one day you’ll wake up and you’ll find out how good you actually became. ↗

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

#inspirational

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. ↗

— Louis L'Amour

#writing #inspirational