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#1

“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

tags: words

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#2

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

tags: akeelah, fear, inspirational

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#3

“You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: characters, fiction-writing, human-nature, journey, life-lessons, truth

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#4

“In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.”
― Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

tags: coming-of-age-metaphore, iconic

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#5

“Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: buffy-the-vampire-slayer, changes, inspirational, life, self-determination, self-discovery, strength, whistler

1040 likes

#6

“Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: human-nature, power, wisdom

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#7

“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: action, creating, humor, inspirational

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#8

“Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted, unbidden, it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us. Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion, we'd be truly dead.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: buffy, joss-whedon, passion, season-2, ty-king

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#9

“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of. ”
― Joss Whedon

tags: writing

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#10

“The thing about a hero, is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to keep digging, he's going to keep trying to do right and make up for what's gone before, just because that's who he is.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: determination, hero, heroism, making-amends, persistance, right

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#11

“Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: needs, virtue, wish-fulfillment, writing

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#12

“If you can't do something smart, do something right.”
― Joss Whedon, Serenity

tags: morality

260 likes

#13

“Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: humanism

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#14

“I'd rather make a show 100 people need to see, than a show that 1000 people want to see.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: importance, quality, virtue

223 likes

#15

“You can't take the sky from me.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: firefly, freedom, human-spirit, lyrics, music, possibilities

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#16

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”
― Charlie Wardle, Understanding & Building Confidence

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#17

“You’re a storyteller. Dream up something wild and improbable," she pleaded. "Something beautiful and full of monsters."

“Beautiful and full of monsters?"

“All the best stories are.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

tags: fantasy, stories, storytelling, young-adult

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#18

“You're both the fire and the water that extinguishes it. You're the narrator, the protagonist, and the sidekick. You're the storyteller and the story told. You are somebody's something, but you are also your you.”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

tags: aza-holmes, john-green, life, page-257, stories, turtles-all-the-way-down

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#19

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.”
― Shannon Alder

tags: achievements, charity, commencement-speech, death, death-and-dying, dying, epitaph, eulogy, funerals, goals, gravestone, hearts, kindness, legacy, life, life-lessons, life-missions, life-purpose, purpose, speeches, stories, story, tombstones, tribute

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#20

“I think you’re a fairy tale. I think you’re magical, and brave, and exquisite. And I hope you'll let me be in your story.”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

tags: fantasy, laini-taylor, stories, storytelling, strange-the-dreamer, young-adult

732 likes

#21

“We owe it to each other to tell stories.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: books, stories

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#22

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

tags: dark, darkness, light, stories, story

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#23

“When I’ve lost my way or when I am confused about a path to take, I remember that most answers I need I already possess – deep inside. I am naturally creative, resourceful and whole. If I consult my invisible compass, I’ll know what to do.”
― Steve Goodier

tags: answers, creativity, found, guidance, inner-guidance, inner-voice, lost, resourcefulness, wholeness

16 likes

#24

“The ability to extract maximum value from resources while creating minimum waste is a profitable skill to have.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic

tags: profit, resourcefulness, utility, waste, wealth

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#25

“Just because a door appears closed it does not mean that it is locked - nor that it will not open with the right heart, call or touch”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

tags: change, creativity, determination-quotes, direction, doors, inspiring-quotes, keep-trying-quotes, luck, making-things-happen, motivational-quotes, open-heart, open-mind, opportunities, passion, path, quote-on-change, quotes-on-determination, rasheed-ogunlaru, rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes, resourceful-quotes, resourcefulness, self-belief

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#26

“You only ever have three things: 1) your self, wellbeing and mindset 2) Your life network, resources and resourcefulness 3) Your reputation and goodwill. Treasure and tend the first. Value, support and build the second. And mindfully, wisely ensure that the third (your life current and savings account) is always in credit.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru

tags: brand, building-relationship, building-relationships, career-development, career-development-quotes, current-account, goodwill, how-others-see-you, inspirational-quotes, leadership, life-lessons, life-lessons-quotes, mindfulness, mindset, motivational-quotes, net-worth, network, networking-advice, networking-quotes, networking-skills, perceptions, personal-branding, personal-branding-reputation, personal-development, personal-development-quotes, personal-relationships, pr, public-relations, public-relations-quotes, rasheed-ogunlaru, rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes, relationship-advice, relationship-quotes, reputation-management, reputation-quotes, resourcefulness, resources, savings, self-awareness, self-awareness-quotes, self-development, self-development-quotes, skills-quote, success, success-quotes, successful-living, talent, talent-quotes, treasure, treating-others, value, work-quotes, working-together

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#27

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
― Ayn Rand

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#28

“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking”
― Albert Einstein

tags: creativity, epiphany, humor, inspiration

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#29

“Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it."

[Thoughts from Places: The Tour, Nerdfighteria Wiki, January 17, 2012]”
― John Green

tags: alone, creative-process, eye-contact, introverts, profession, story, storytelling, writing

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