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“The past no longer exists, and the future is not here yet.” The only moment in which you can be truly alive is the present moment. The present moment is the destination, the point to arrive at. Every time you breathe in and take a step, you arrive: “Breathing in, I arrive. Breathing out, I arrive.” The”
― Hanh Nhat Thich, You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
― John Donne, No man is an island – A selection from the prose

“I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.”
― Will Durant

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“Concentrating on one thing at a time may be the single most important factor in achieving flow.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

“What we are experiencing right now will never happen again. And therefore, we must value each moment like a beautiful treasure.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”
― Heraclitus

“We all have the ability to make a new start in life, regardless of age.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

“essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

“Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life

“The question to ask, as much to write a story as to write—or reinvent—the script of your life, is What if . . . ?”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

“if you’re brave enough to do what you love, every day could be the best day of your life.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

“You are a miracle, and there has never been-- nor will there ever be--anyone like you - Pau (Pablo) Casals”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Hector Garcia Puigcerver, The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way