"Inspiration comes from everything from the entire world, and its hard to pinpoint one thing. I can trace one inspiration to the writing of 13th-century Zen master Dogen Zenji, who writes beautifully about time."

-- Ruth Ozeki

#Inspiration Quotes #Writing Quotes #World Quotes

“Man's wonder grows with his knowledge.”
“Telling Phil Hellmuth a bad beat story, is like telling Joan Rivers a Botox Story”
“Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.”

Source : Jason Kilar's Commencement Address at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, www.c-span.org. May 10, 2015.
“When someone refuses to listen to you or others, there is one source or entity that he will listen to: Call it God, the universe, a higher power, karmic law, whatever. At any rate, if he feels that the universe is trying to tell him something, then he may listen. He won't listen to you or anyone else, but the universe, that's a different story.”

Source : Dr. David J. Lieberman, Ph.D. (2010). “Make Peace With Anyone: Breakthrough Strategies to Quickly End Any Conflict, Feud, or Estrangement”, p.194, St. Martin's Press
“I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.”
“If you can help it, you aren’t destined to become a writer.”
“As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.”
“It matters whether you see yourself as someone who is capable of effecting change or whether you see yourself as someone whose voice does not count. It matters whether you treat yourself with reverence or with carelessness. Every bit of work you do on yourself matters. Every time you choose love, it matters.”

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