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" It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project. "

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" Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity. "

" Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up. "

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" Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. "

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" In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. "

" Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. "

" All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

" A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner. "

" You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. "

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" One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood. "

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" Nothing is more precious than life... especially the life of your child. "

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" Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe. "

" Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. "

" It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served. "

" You pray for things and accept the blessings when they come, you know? And it is about how you talk to yourself and what you say morning, noon and night about what you want to happen in your life. Some folks call that creative visualization. Other people call it prayer. But it is about that message that you send out there to yourself. "

" There is no wealth but life. "

" Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. "

" No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have. "

" Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire. "

" Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world. "

" Life is too short for long-term grudges. "

Life Is Too Short

" Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. The ride might not be as predictable if you'd just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting. "

Edward Whitacre, Jr.

" I'm not searching for the meaning of life, but I'm looking for a meaning within my life. "

" One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. "

" I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with. "

" To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. "

" Life flies by, and it's easy to get lost in the blur. In adolescence, it's 'How do I fit in?' In your 20s, it's 'What do I want to do?' In your 30s, 'Is this what I'm meant to do?' I think the trick is living the questions. Not worrying so much about what's ahead but rather sitting in the grey area - being OK with where you are. "

" Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. "

" Life deals you a lot lessons, some people learn from it, some people don't. "

" Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor. "

" If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs. "