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#1

“The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole.”
― McLandburgh Wilson

tags: perception, perspective

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#2

“Your life is a print-out of your thoughts.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

tags: actions, agreement-with-reality, inspirational, intent, life, perspective, success

151 likes

#3

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: dance, music

10919 likes

#4

“I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: philosophy

1881 likes

#5

“Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: anarchy, lies

617 likes

#6

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
― Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith

tags: misattributed-to-confucius, success

2233 likes

#7

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius

tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance

3556 likes

#8

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
― Confucius, The Sayings of Confucius

tags: respect, self-respect

1061 likes

#9

“Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
― Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam

tags: paraphrase-of-congreve

15963 likes

#10

“The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and
not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something
could have materialized -- and never knowing.”
― David Viscott

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#11

“The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.”
― Jim Rohn

tags: giving-up, timidity

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#12

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
― Maya Angelou

tags: character, consistency, courage, determination, essence, ethos, fortitude, goodness, inspiration, life-lessons, persistence, resolve, self-reliance, strength, virtue, virtues

7604 likes

#13

“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”
― C. JoyBell C.

tags: belief, bravery, courage, fear, fears, inspirational, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, strength

4904 likes

#14

“Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Blood Noir

tags: bravery, courage

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#15

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
― Brene Brown

tags: belonging, courage, inspirational, light, love, vulnerability

1989 likes

#16

“We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.”
― Che Guevara

tags: bravery, carpe-diem, commitment, courage, here-and-now, indiviuality, inspirational, passion

744 likes

#17

“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”
― Criss Jami

tags: confidence, confronting, courage, honesty, humble, humility, imperfections, naked, self-disclosure, share, strength-of-character, vulnerability, weakness

1245 likes

#18

“Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.]”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

tags: courage, fear, folly

84 likes

#19

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”
― Thomas Jefferson

tags: courage, despotism, liberty, life, timid

134 likes

#20

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish

114359 likes

#21

“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.”
― Ayn Rand

tags: fight, happiness, learn

3284 likes

#22

“Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

tags: self-esteem, time

900 likes

#23

“How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

tags: authenticity, honestly, inspirational, life, love, relationships, respect, truth

258 likes

#24

“A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you're not living in alignment; you're not be being true to yourself.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

tags: authenticity, happiness, inspirational, life, self-knowledge, true-to-yourself

198 likes

#25

“...when someone is honest and vulnerable, they wring my heart - I want to hug them for being real...”
― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain

tags: authentic, heart-wrenching, honest, honesty, hug, vulnerable, wisdom

60 likes

#26

“If you are not yourself people will look right through you and see the pale shadow of someone else”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

tags: being-authentic, being-true-to-yourself, honesty, inspiring-quotes, quotes-on-being-true-to-yourself, rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes, self-discovery

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#27

“When we are authentic, when we act out of presence and awareness, it also gives nourishment to the inner being of people around us.”
― Swami Dhyan Giten, Presence - Working from Within. The Psychology of Being

tags: awareness, meditation, presence, psychology, spirituality, working-with-people

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#28

“But above all, in order to be, never try to seem.”
― Albert Camus, Notebooks, 1935-1951

tags: appearances, authenticity, be, seem

156 likes

#29

“The authentic human being is one of us who instinctively knows what he should not do, and, in addition, he will balk at doing it. He will refuse to do it, even if this brings down dread consequences to him and to those whom he loves. This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance. Their deeds may be small, and almost always unnoticed, unmarked by history. Their names are not remembered, nor did these authentic humans expect their names to be remembered. I see their authenticity in an odd way: not in their willingness to perform great heroic deeds but in their quiet refusals. In essence, they cannot be compelled to be what they are not.”
― Philip K. Dick

tags: heroes, science-fiction, writers-on-writing

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#30

“Authentic relationships always require vulnerability and always the type of vulnerability that at times may feel deeply uncomfortable. Being known and seeking to know others truly. There's a cost in that but that is why there's a value.

Authentic relating is the ability to be with other people and not use a mask to protect yourself. It requires a great deal of courage to be able to present one's weakness and one's strengths without diminishing either one for fear of judgement. Although authentic relating is generally associated with intimate relationships of best friends, family and lovers, authentic relating can also be done with people we only meet once or twice. It is about us being true to ourselves ... through the attitude of our heart, our words and our actions.

Authentic relating requires people who are brutally honest with themselves and each other. It requires a huge amount of self-awareness, laying down of pride and stripping bare. It also requires a good level of self-esteem, to feel confident to be vulnerable.

What does authentic relating mean for you?”
― Sarah Abell, Inside Out: How to Have Authentic Relationships with Everyone in Your Life.

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