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When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become--whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm--her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, 'Yes, someone like me can do this. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

#mentoring #occupations #role-models #success #inspirational

But I guess you can't expect everyone to have the same kind of dedication as you ↗

— Jeff Kinney

#words-of-wisdom #inspirational

We lose and lose, but we're still here. Shaking in place, afraid of doing something. I'm tired of settling for this because I don't know if something better exists. It has to. What point is there otherwise? I can do something about it. And I will. ↗

— Veronica Rossi

#starting-over #inspirational

Daun yang jatuh tak pernah membenci angin, dia membiarkan dirinya jatuh begitu saja. Tak melawan, mengikhlaskan semuanya. Bahwa hidup harus menerima, penerimaan yang indah. Bahwa hidup harus mengerti, pengertian yang benar. Bahwa hidup harus memahami, pemahaman yang tulus. Tak peduli lewat apa penerimaan, pengertian, pemahaman itu datang. Tak masalah meski lewat kejadian yang sedih dan menyakitkan. Biarkan dia jatuh sebagaimana mestinya. Biarkan angin merengkuhnya, membawa pergi entah kemana. ↗

— Tere Liye

#inspirational

Because we managed to keep our heart open, despite the pain. Because we realized that the person who left us did not take the sun with them or leave darkness in their place. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspirational

Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something, or things, defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgement. ↗

— Zachary Levi

#nerds #inspirational

Don't become the one people expect you to be, become who you really are! ↗

— Axel N.

#inspirational

Anyone who writes is too precious to lose. ↗

— Carlos J. Cortes

#writing #inspirational

I started writing because I decided I was too old to play pretend in the backyard. Then I found that I could create those imaginary worlds on the page. ↗

— Veronica Roth

#writing #inspirational

Real life seeks the gentle slopes at the back of Mount Improbable, while creationists are blind to all but the daunting precipice at the front. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#religion #inspirational