"Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Believe Quotes #I Believe Quotes #Canoeing Quotes

“When you first fall in love, it's supposed to be awful. Awful, uncertain, scary, wonderful, confusing, all at once. That's how you know it's real. You have to care deeply. Passionately. That hurts.”
“How sweet a thing it is to love and to be loved again.”

Source : Henry Howard BROWNELL (1847). “Poems”, p.169
“Break open A cherry tree And there are no flowers; But the spring breeze Brings forth myriad blossoms.”

Source : Ikkyū (2003). “Wild Ways: Zen Poems”, White Pine Press (NY)
“Adolescents have the right to be themselves. The fact that you were the belle of the ball, the captain of the lacrosse team, the president of your senior class, Phi Beta Kappa, or a political activist doesn't mean that your teenager will be or should be the same....Likewise, the fact that you were a wallflower, uncoordinated, and a C student shouldn't mean that you push your child to be everything you were not.”

Source : Laurence Steinberg (2011). “You and Your Adolescent, New and Revised edition: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25”, p.28, Simon and Schuster
“These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.”
“When everyone starts sounding the same, that's when you know the words and phrases have become clichés. Instead of speaking in clichés, I encourage people just to be themselves, let their passion burn brightly, and go work on things they love spending their time on.”

Source : "'The Machines Have Already Taken Over': Seven Questions with Brad Feld". Interview with Ali Wyne, bigthink.com.
“I'm convinced I will be cleared of all these charges that were unfairly leveled against me.”
“People in Indonesia are scared of being assaulted, insulted, robbed or raped. Again, it is because they are unprotected. Police and even the legal system are corrupt or/and on the side of the rich. Victims see no justice. How could you not be scared in almost total lawlessness?”

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