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We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose. ↗

— Will Cuppy

#intelligence #humor

I say 'Mom, how come you don't change into an evening gown for dinner?' She says 'I do, it's called a bath robe. [...] ↗

— Lauren Child

#change

It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#change

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

To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ↗

— William James

#life #change

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

Some things get lost others return. That is how it is: the way of things. ↗

— Julia Green

#life #lost #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