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“He took my hand and held it against his chest, "Feel that? It beats for you.”
― Karli Perrin, April Showers

“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great.
We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.”
― Matthew Kelly

“We become the books we read.”
― Matthew Kelly

“In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.”
― Matthew Kelly, The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.”
― Matthew Kelly

“God does not want to control you, or stifle you, or manipulate you, or force you to do anything you don't want to do. Quite the opposite. God will let you do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it, with whomever you want to do it, and as often as you want to do it. When was the last time God stopped you from doing anything?”
― Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

“If you give your body a choice, it will always take the easy way out. Your body lies. It tells you it cannot when it can.”
― Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” The question I have for you at this part of our journey together is, “What is your genius?”
― Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

“Character is built little by little, over days, weeks, months, and years, with thousands of small and seemingly insignificant acts of discipline.”
― Matthew Kelly, Rediscover Catholicism

“Whether you are sixteen or sixty, the rest of your life is ahead of you. You cannot change one moment of your past, but you can change your whole future. Now is your time.”
― Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose