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If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest, simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good. Beatrix Potter

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. Rebecca West

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts. Peter McWilliams

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future. Yogi Berra

A final word on self-criticism: Do not beat up on yourself. Even if you think you know your flaws, there is no need to advertise them. Most people won't have noticed. Philip Toshio Sudo

I learned that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back— the essence of life is to go forward. Life really is a One Way Street. Agatha Christie

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. Rick Warren Rick Warren - Wikipedia

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for." Sean Patrick Flanery

Do not cringe and make yourself small if you are called the black sheep, the maverick, the lone wolf. Those with slow seeing say that a nonconformist is a blight on society. But it has been proven over the centuries, that being different means standing at the edge, that one is practically...

Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing. Clive James

I was a vegetarian until I started to lean towards the sunlight. Rita Rudner

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katherine Hepburn

Crying is just the way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is. Japanese saying.

‘Hope is optimism with a broken heart'. Nick Cave

Real relaxation is about relaxing, even in the middle of activity. You are relaxed, even when you exert yourselves. You are relaxed, even as you are running. You are relaxed, even as you are drained out. Acharya Prashant