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“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fuckin' heroic.”
― George Carlin

“Dare to Be

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.

When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.

When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.

When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.

When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.

When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.

When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.

When times are tough, dare to be tougher.

When love hurts you, dare to love again.

When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.

When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.

When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.

When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.

When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.

When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.

Dare to be the best you can –

At all times, Dare to be!”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
― Albert Einstein

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.

—"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”
― Albert Einstein

“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other - above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”
― Albert Einstein

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Peace begins with a smile..”
― Mother Teresa

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ”
― Abraham Lincoln

“The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Nothing will divert me from my purpose.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then... find the way.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Don't worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I belive that people should fight for what they believe and only what they believe.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
― Abraham Lincoln