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21 " People who put avocados in the fridge are basically saying, 'I want to eventually experience something less amazing. "
― Gregor Collins , The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved, and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann
22 " A pure heart faces the worst kind of evil in this world. But as it sleeps it's blessed, and it wakes up cleansed and a little bit stronger. "
23 " It's just not enough to do what you love. That's not living. Do what you love, WITH love. That's living. "
24 " Individuality is the highest, deepest form of art. "
25 " All great art is almost never received well initially; don't quit before the world opens its eyes. "
26 " The better looking you are the harder your life, under one condition: You're of above average intelligence. It's those unintelligent attractive people who have it best. "
27 " It's one of the magical things about life, that when you hit a wall, you step back genuinely and humbly... and the answers suddenly flow like a babbling brook. "
28 " If you really want to seriously piss some people off, follow your heart. "
29 " Life doesn't get good until you learn to be grateful. "
30 " Live your life somewhere in between Ayn Rand and Mother Theresa. It's just as important to better yourself as it is to better others. "
31 " If in answer to your inner voice screaming 'don't do it', you shake your head and do it anyway, I can guarantee your days will be more likely filled with respect and success. "
32 " I wanna have a full cart of groceries, and I wanna say to the guy in front of me with only two items: 'Mind if I go ahead of you? "
33 " A gauge of a life well-led: when it won't change if something you own breaks or is stolen; even a heart. "
34 " The start of a run is like the start of a writing session: First you resist, then you threaten to quit, then you roll your eyes and hunker down, and then suddenly you sprout wings and take flight. "
35 " Did the guy who invent the shower cap also invent the fitted bed sheet? "
36 " If you were starving and had all the time in the world, would you stop eating the greatest slice of cake on earth halfway through? Then why would you quit on your dreams? "
37 " What you do tentatively will totter; what you do fearlessly will flourish. "
38 " It would be nice if a single swat made the fly think: 'Whoa. I'm not flying THERE again. But it doesn't. He keeps coming back. Take note, Humans. "
39 " Dying is easy, getting the dental floss off your finger and into the trash is hard. "
40 " When a cat goes to the bathroom I look away in embarrassment; when a dog goes to the bathroom I look on with encouragement. "