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    “Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” ~ Helen Keller

    You don’t get to say, I’m bored.

      You don't get to say, I'm bored.

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      “‘I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless. The fact that you’re alive is amazing, so you don’t get to say ‘I’m bored.'” ~ Louis CK

      Are you in a hurry? …Why?

        “I’m in a hurry to get things done
        Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun
        All I’ve really gotta do is live and die
        But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why…”

        ~ Roger Murrah and Randy VanWarme

          “Life is either a great adventure or nothing.” ~ Helen Keller

            “Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.” ~ Helen Keller

              “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ~ Helen Keller

                “It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” ~ Albert Einstein

                  “Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts.” ~ Charles Dickens

                    “There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course.  Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

                      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~ Annie Dillard

                        “When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?'” ~ Sydney J. Harris

                          “One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

                            “Effort is one of the things that gives meaning to life.  Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.  It would be an impoverished existence if you were not willing to value things and commit yourself to working toward them.” ~ Carol Dweck

                              “While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment.  Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control.” ~ Daniel Pink

                                “Were born to be players, not pawns.” ~ Daniel Pink

                                  “Luck influences everything in life, but nothing beats setting goals and striving body and soul to achieve them.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi

                                    “True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness.” ~ Albert Einstein

                                      “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein

                                        “The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” ~ Albert Einstein

                                          “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” ~ Albert Einstein