I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
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A good rest is half the work. -Yugoslav Proverb.
A good rest is half the work. -Yugoslav Proverb.
Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.
Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty.
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The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].
