#ours

...the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#self-determination #values

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. ↗

— Carlos Castaneda

#either #emphasizes #happy #make #miserable

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#down #edit #everything #get #hits

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#good #good things #happens #how #joy

We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all. ↗

— John Hughes

#freaks #normalcy #bizarre

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#chop #down #first #four #give

My best advice is to be yourself. Unless you’re psychotic, then you might want to try a different tactic. ↗

— Gwen Hayes

#advice

Being yourself is all it takes. If you want to impress someone don't be someone else just be yourself. ↗

— Selena Gomez

#be-yourself #advice

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest ↗

— William Faulkner

#honesty #yourself #honesty

I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed. ↗

— Jason Statham

#competitive #dedicate #focus #helps #i