"Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done."

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Source : Paul Hawken's Commencement Address to the Class at the University of Portland, www.commondreams.org. May 3, 2009.

Paul Hawken

#Giving Up Quotes #People Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I think most people live in a space where they are looking for meaning in life and good in the world and that is not necessarily reflected in straight news coverage right now.”

Source : "Not Exactly a Student of (Media) History" by Harry Shearer, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 4, 2006.
“Life is a refining process. Our response to it determines whether we'll be ground down or polished up. On a piano, one person sits down and plays sonatas, while another merely bangs away at "Chopsticks." The piano is not responsible. It's how you touch the keys that makes the difference. It's how you play what life gives you that determines your joy and shine.”

Source : Barbara Johnson (2000). “Boomerang Joy: Joy That Goes Around, Comes Around”, p.79, Zondervan
“The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and flute and pipe.”
“There are no rules in life. Itâ€™s a mind-set that limits people dramatically.”

Source : FaceBook post by Tara Stiles from Mar 07, 2014
“Edify a person in advance for the positive traits you want him or her to have, and you'll find them making a concerted effort to live up to your praise.”
“We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope”
“I think you can use fiction to get inside people's minds.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Very few blacks will take up golf until the requirement for plaid pants is dropped.”

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