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Mozart, who was buried in a pauper’s grave, was one of the greatest successes we know of, a man who in his early thirties had poured out his inexhaustible gift of music, leaving the world richer because he had passed that way. To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#life

Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live. ↗

— Steve Goodier

#life #live #live-in-the-here-and-now #live-in-the-moment #live-now

BELIEVE in yourself even if nobody else does! ↗

— Stephanie Lahart

#encouragement #love-yourself #self-motivation #life

How is your book doing?" or "How many copies have you sold?" are the questions for a salesman. To a writer, you better ask "What did you write today?". ↗

— Shubham Choudhary

#fact #writing-life #life

Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something. ↗

— Iyanla Vanzant

#iyanla-vanzant #life #quote #wisdom #wisdom-quote

My life has become a dismal sigh fettered by pangs of grief and anguished weeping. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #giving-up #grief #hopelessness #resignation

Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity. ↗

— George Eliot

#materialism #vanity #life

That’s what I’m trying, sir… getting my life. ↗

— Faraaz Kazi

#sadness #tragic #life

If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead. (28) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#happiness #health #satisfaction #life

Avoid stock expressions (like the plague, as William Safire used to say) and repetitions. Don't say that as a boy your grandmother used to read to you, unless at that stage of her life she really was a boy, in which case you have probably thrown away a better intro. If something is worth hearing or listening to, it's very probably worth reading. So, this above all: Find your own voice. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#writing-advice #humor