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Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive
Ratan Tata
'The highs and lows of life are critical to keep us breathing, as a flat line on an ECG signals death.'
2.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Alexander the Great
'Nothing is beyond the reach of one who perseveres.'
3.
Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot.
Ziad K. Abdelnour
Life is like a camera. Concentrate on the vital aspects. Preserve the happy moments. And if something doesn't go as planned, simply retake the picture.
4.
The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln
'The most certain means of determining what lies ahead is to bring it into being.'
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There are moments in life where it gets so hectic that time becomes a blur. Keep calm and never give up.
John Cena
Amidst the frenzy of life, time can pass in a whirlwind. Persevere and stay composed.
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You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.
John C. Maxwell
'You will never alter your destiny unless you modify something you do regularly. The key to your accomplishment lies in your habitual practice.'
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.
Corrie Ten Boom
When a locomotive passes through a passage and the visibility is obscured, you don't discard your ticket and disembark. You remain still and have faith in the driver.
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We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.
Ellen G. White
We are all inextricably linked in the grand scheme of humanity, and our efforts to better the lives of others will invariably result in a positive impact on our own.
9.
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
Marcus Aurelius
'Fate beckons us all, and the only response one can give is a grin.'
10.
Give light, and people will find the way...
Ella Baker
Illuminate, and the path will be revealed.
11.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
This is my humble faith. There is no necessity for sanctuaries; no requirement for intricate doctrine. Our own intellect, our own soul is our holy place; the creed is benevolence.
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Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.
Deepak Chopra
All that befalls us is an expression of our identity.
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A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.
Isaac Newton
A man may conceive of falsehoods, but he can only grasp realities, for if the ideas are untrue, the perception of them is not comprehension.
14.
Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
'Life is unpredictable. Allow me to guide you.'
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Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free.
Frederick Douglass
Education is the path to liberation, illuminating minds with knowledge and truth to bring forth freedom.
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This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. Therefore nil desperandum. March forward hero!
Sivananda
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If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
'If I accept you in your current state, I will impede your progress; however, if I view you through the lens of what you could potentially become, I can aid in your development.'
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A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.
Joyce Meyer
A buoyant outlook grants you control over your situation instead of your situation controlling you.
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If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them.
KRS-One
If Hip Hop has the potential to lead astray youthful minds, it also has the capacity to Inspire them.
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Hermann Hesse
I have consistently maintained, and I still maintain, that regardless of the good or bad luck we experience, we can always imbue it with purpose and transmute it into something of worth.
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Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
Winston Churchill
'Kites soar greatest against the breeze - not in harmony with it.'
22.
Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal,
MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people.
KRS-One
Rappers express lyrics that are mostly prohibited, MC's vocalize verses to encourage their folk.
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Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.
Eckhart Tolle
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Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.
Loretta Young
'Affection is not something you pursue. Affection is something that locates you.'
25.
Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.
Joe Paterno
Trust profoundly within your soul that you are fated to accomplish remarkable feats.
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When someone tells you, 'I love you,' and then you feel, 'Oh, I must be worthy after all,' that's an illusion. That's not true. Or someone says, 'I hate you,' and you think, 'Oh, God, I knew it; I'm not very worthy,' that's not true either. Neither one of these thoughts hold any intrinsic reality. They are an overlay. When someone says, 'I love you,' he is telling you about himself, not you. When someone says, 'I hate you,' she is telling you about herself, not you. World views are self views-literally.
Adyashanti
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Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, fuels our love and carries our friendships, stimulates our intellect, and pushes our limits... A passion for life is contagious and uplifting. Passion cuts both ways... Those that make you feel on top of the world are equally able to turn it upside down... In my life I want to create passion in my own life and with those I care for. I want to feel, experience and live every emotion. I will suffer through the bad for the heights of the good.
Pat Tillman
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It's just all love. That's what music is. That's why music is created. To make people feel good, to uplift people. That's what musicians are for: to give everyone an escape, to let everyone feel good and take people out of everyday problems, so that they can hear music and sing words that are hopefully relatable.
Bruno Mars
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Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.
Bill Hybels
Adversity brings forth qualities that tranquility does not.
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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star.
e. e. cummings
Affection is the sound beneath all quietude, the expectation which has no antithesis in dread; the might so vigorous brute force is frailty: the veracity more primary than daylight, more enduring than celestial body.
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At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.
Ann Landers
'At age 20, we regret our reputation. At age 40, we disregard their opinion. At age 60, we understand they have had other concerns.'
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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Benjamin Franklin
Refrain from uttering inappropriate remarks at the opportune moment.
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Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.
Abraham Lincoln
Though the sky may be gray, hope still abounds.
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Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
Saint Francis de Sales
Executing minor tasks with an ardent wish to glorify God renders them truly extraordinary.
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In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.
Whoopi Goldberg
Hold fast to yourself in the bleakest of hours, and you shall prevail.
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I want you to know, that you deserve the best. You're beautiful.
Lil Wayne
38.
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided republic.
John A. Logan
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What you are thinking is what you are becoming.
Muhammad Ali
40.
Art is a ripening, an evolution, an uplifting which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light.
Jerzy Grotowski
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Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
Charles Lindbergh
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Worry is irrelevant. It alters nothing. When was the last time you solved a problem by worrying about it?
Max Lucado
45.
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
Fred Rogers
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Science is competitive, aggressive, demanding. It is also imaginative, inspiring, uplifting.
Vera Rubin
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Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.
Alice Walker
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Gautama Buddha
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A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The essence of trade unionism is social uplift. The labor movement has been the haven for the dispossessed, the despised, the neglected, the downtrodden, the poor.
A. Philip Randolph