Sign in with Facebook
“It is so many years before one can believe enough in what one feels even to know what the feeling is”
―
―
“I've wanted to win at everything, every day, since I was a kid. And time doesn't change a person, it just helps you get a handle on who you are. Even at age 41, I still hate losing--I'm just more gracious about it. I'm also aware that setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.”
― Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
― Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life
“one must not allow the clock and the calender to blind him to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle --and mystery”
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny
― The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny
“In the world I notice persons are nearly always stressed and have no time...I don't know how persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well...I guess the time gets spread very thin like butter all over the world, the roads and houses and playgrounds and stores, so there's only a little smear of time on each place, then everyone has to hurry on to the next bit.”
― Room
― Room
“Ester asked why people are sad.
"That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
― The Zahir
"That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
― The Zahir
Our Shared Shelf
— 222974 members
— last activity 21 hours, 14 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Asmita’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Asmita’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,174 books
|
539 friends
161 books
|
199 friends
192 books
|
234 friends
270 books
|
98 friends
62 books
|
319 friends
47 books
|
226 friends
117 books
|
187 friends
5 books
|
339 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Asmita
Lists liked by Asmita
