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41 " Only in cartoons and fairy tales and greeting cards do endings have glitter "
― Holly Goldberg Sloan , Counting by 7s
42 " I think it's important to get pictures of things on your head. Even if they are wrong. And they pretty much always are. "
43 " The sky is filled with stars. "
44 " Or is life so filled with random action that the very notion of caution is futile? "
45 " The idea of something for nothing is appealing in some visceral way.Even free things are never free.The burden of ownership means everything has a price. "
46 " Plants (like people) thrive when there is balance. "
47 " sometimes when you're lost,you might need to swim against the tide "
48 " All reality, I decide, is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair. "
49 " Physical stamina is a component in leadership, even in the modern world, where it isn't necessary to be able to harness an ox.Because it is still impressive if you can. "
50 " You don’t have to watch many wildlife documentaries to know that the herd doesn’t accept the lone straggler. "
51 " A leader organizes people whether they know it or not. "
52 " The girl next to me starts to cry when she sees the sprinkles.I'm wondering if she's worried about the long-term side effects of consuming artificial food coloring.It's a valid concern. "
53 " They speak to me, not in words, but in action.They tell me that life goes on. "
54 " the deepest form of pain comes out as silence. "
55 " I admire that in a person. The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence. "
56 " I will see only what I want to see.It's possible that's how people get through crisis.The world where we live is so much in our head. "
57 " Because after extreme loss, you want to go back. "
58 " Even if free things are never free. The burden of ownership means everything has a price. "
59 " They are living, growing, reproducing, pushing and pulling in the ground all around us at all times. We accept that without even noticing. Open your eyes, people. This is amazing. If plants made sounds, it would all be different. But they communicate with color and shape and size and texture. They don’t meow or bark or tweet. We think they don’t have eyes, but they see the angle of the sun and the rise of the moon. They don’t just feel the wind; they change directions because of it. "
60 " I’m asking you to pay attention in a new way and view it all as being Alive.With a capital A. "