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“Life is not about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. There’s something liberating about knowing your own bones, all the things you are capable of. Being unapologetically yourself makes you invincible.” His”
― L.J. Shen, The Monster

“Life is not about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. There’s something liberating about knowing your own bones, all the things you are capable of. Being unapologetically yourself makes you invincible.”
― L.J. Shen, The Monster

“There are millions of people who BELIEVE themselves “doomed” to poverty and failure, because of some strange force over which they BELIEVE they have no control. They are the creators of their own “misfortunes, “ because of this negative BELIEF, which is picked up by the subconscious mind, and translated into its physical equivalent.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature

“Gold, money, is a tangible representation of worth, or value. It is certainly not the most important, but it is the simplest way to measure the value a man brings and how successful he is at his work.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Servant With One Talent: Five Success Principles from the Greatest Parable Ever Told

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. - Plato”
― Peter Atkins, Life Is Short And So Is This Book

“You can’t get out of a problem in the same state of mind that got you into the problem.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Traveler's Secret: Ancient Proverbs for Better Living

“Sometimes the things people don’t say hurt worse than the things they do. It’s just the way of grief and loss. People think they’re doing you a favor by avoiding the tougher subjects, but the silence only makes the absence bigger, deafening.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, When We Let Go

“Being strong . . . it doesn’t always mean being tough. It means letting those terrible feelings in, not pushing them away. It’s letting yourself feel all of it.”
― Rochelle B. Weinstein, When We Let Go

“Common man will always remain common when he only thinks and acts on common things,”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Traveler's Secret: Ancient Proverbs for Better Living

“blame is a disease that destroys prosperity.”
― Michael V. Ivanov, The Traveler's Secret: Ancient Proverbs for Better Living

“There are so many decisions in my future. But I don’t have to make any of them right now.”
― Jenny Proctor, How to Kiss Your Best Friend

“a person is only ever in control of their own actions. That I did the best I could with the information I had. That there was no shame in trying to save everyone, but I need to come to terms with the fact that not everyone deserves to be saved. Or, like you, not everyone wants to be saved.”
― Dandy Smith, The Wrong Daughter

“सुनना एक महान कला है। यह उन महान कलाओं में से एक है जिन्हें हमने अपने जीवन में विकसित नहीं किया है : पूरी तरह से किसी को सुनना। जब आप किसी को पूरी तरह से सुनते हैं—जैसा कि, मुझे उम्मीद है आप इस वक्त कर रहे हैं—तब आप अपने आप को भी सुन रहे होते हैं, आप सुन रहे होते हैं अपनी खुद की समस्याओं को, अनिश्चितताओं को, अपनी दुर्दशा, अपनी भ्रम-भ्रान्ति, सुरक्षा की अपनी चाह को, अधिकाधिक यांत्रिक होते जा रहे इस मन के सिलसिलेवार पतन को।”
― J. Krishnamurti, Mann Kya Hai