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21 " Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends make drunken declarations and expect them to act upon them the next day "
― Stephanie Perkins , Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
22 " In his extreme youth Stoner had thought of love as an absolute state of being to which, if one were lucky, one might find access; in his maturity he had decided it was the heaven of a false religion, toward which one ought to gaze with an amused disbelief, a gently familiar contempt, and an embarrassed nostalgia. Now in his middle age he began to know that it was neither a state of grace nor an illusion; he saw it as a human act of becoming, a condition that was invented and modified moment by moment and day by day, by the will and the intelligence and the heart. "
― John Williams , Stoner
23 " You act young," he said, " because you are young. But you know things, Roza. Things people older than you don't even know. That day...." I knew instantly which day he referred to. The one up against the wall. " You were right, about how I fight to stay in control. No one else has ever figured that out- and it scared me. You scare me." " Why? Don't you want anyone to know?" He shrugged. " Whether they know that fact or not doesn't matter. What matters is that someone- that you- know me that well. When a person can see into your soul, it's hard. It forces you to be open. Vulnerable. It's much easier being with someone who's just more of a casual friend." " Like Tasha." " Tasha Ozera is an amazing woman. She's beautiful and she's brave. But she doesn't-" " She doesn't get you," I finished.He nodded. " I knew that. But I still wanted the relationship. I knew it would be easy and that she could take me away from you. I thought she could make me forget you." I'd thought the same thing about Mason. " But she couldn't." " Yes. And, so.....that's a problem. "
24 " Acts of Kindness:A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life. "
― , The Light in the Heart
25 " Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions. "
26 " Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. "
27 " Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, alistening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, allof which have the potential to turn a life around. "
― Leo F. Buscaglia
28 " Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone's entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives. "
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29 " Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life. "
― Marcus Aurelius , Meditations
30 " I can’t really act the way I want to act, or say what I want to say all the time. And a lot of times, I cover that up with a smile. "
― Hilary Duff
31 " The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers. "
― Brian Tracy
32 " If children were brought into the world by an act of pure reason alone, would the human race continue to exist? Would not a man rather have so much sympathy with the coming generation as to spare it the burden of existence, or at any rate not take it upon himself to impose that burden upon it in cold blood? "
― Arthur Schopenhauer , Studies in Pessimism: The Essays
33 " In magic - and in life - there is only the present moment, the now. You can't measure time the way you measure the distance between two points. 'Time' doesn't pass. We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; we're always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better, about the consequences of our actions, and about why we didn't act as we should have. Or else we think about the future, about what we're going to do tomorrow, what precautions we should take, what dangers await us around the next corner, how to avoid what we don't want and how to get what we have always dreamed of. "
― Paulo Coelho , Aleph
34 " See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it. And the very act of living is a tide: at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded. "
― Jodi Picoult , My Sister's Keeper
35 " Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life. "
― Ayn Rand , Atlas Shrugged
36 " It is when we think we can act like God, that all respect is lost, and I think this is the downfall of peace. We lie if we say we do not see color and culture and difference. We fool ourselves and cheat ourselves when we say that all of us are the same. We should not want to be the same as others and we should not want others to be the same as us. Rather, we ought to glory and shine in all of our differences, flaunting them fabulously for all to see! It is never a conformity that we need! We need not to conform! What we need is to burst out into all these beautiful colors! "
― C. JoyBell C.
37 " You know how the tightrope guy at the circus wants everyone to believe his act is an art, but deep down you can see that he's really just hoping he makes it all the way across? "
38 " I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret. "
― Anthony Robbins
39 " People are successful because they think and act like successful people. "
40 " Participate in your dreams today. There are unlimited opportunities available with this new day. Take action on those wonderful dreams you've had in your mind for so long. Remember, success is something you experience when you act accordingly. "
― Steve Maraboli , Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
