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Independent will is our capacity to act. It gives us the power to transcend our paradigms, to swim upstream, to rewrite our scripts, to act based on principle rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#motivational-speaker #inspirational

Don't count your owls before they are delivered. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#humor #inspirational #humor

A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #journey #life #motivational #success

Yes?" she asked, eyeing me guardedly. I struck out a hand and said "Shake." Arra stared at the hand, then into my unfocused eyes. "One good fight doesn't make you a warrior," she said. "Shake!" I repeated angrily. "And if I don't?" she asked. "I'll get back up on the bars and fight you till you do," I growled. Arra studied me at length, then nodded and took my hand. "Power to you, Darren Shan," she said gruffly. "Power," I repeated weakly, then fainted into her arms and knew no more till I came to in my hammock the next night. ↗

— Darren Shan

#inspirational #inspirational

Life is like a recycling center, where all the concerns and dramas of humankind get recycled back and forth across the universe. But what you have to offer is your own sensibility, maybe your own sense of humor or insider pathos or meaning. All of us can sing the same song, and there will still be four billion different renditions. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#life #humor

I used to work at McDonald's making minimum wage. You know what that means when someone pays you minimum wage? You know what your boos was trying to say? "Hey if I could pay you less, I would, but it's against the law. ↗

— Chris Rock

#humor

How would your life be different if...you began each day by thanking someone who has helped you? Let today be the day...You make it a point to show your gratitude to others. Send a letter or card, make a call, send a text or email, tell them in person...do whatever you have to do to let them know you appreciate them. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#day #gratitude #inspirational #life #motivational

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ↗

— William Faulkner

#inspirational #motivational #inspirational

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. ↗

— Betty Reese

#inspirational #inspirational

Never look back; you may only find what you left or let you go. ↗

— Stefanos Livos

#inspirational #moving-on #nostalgia #nostalgic #past-and-future