"...for we are all amateurs at life, but if we do not focus too much on our mistakes, a miraculous picture emerges. And we learn that it's not the beauty of the image that warrants our gratitude--it's the chance to paint."

-- Richard Paul Evans

#Gratitude Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Focus Quotes

“If your DNA profile puts you at a higher risk of developing obesity, that doesn't mean it's your fate. You can take control of the environmental side of the equation and reduce your overall lifetime risk by a lot.”

Source : "'The End of Illness’ Author David Agus Answers Readers’ Questions" by Stephen J. Dubner, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2012.
“On leather jackets: That's the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur.”
“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”

Source : Arundhati Roy (2006). “Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire”, p.330, Penguin Books India
“Surround yourself with positive messages, inspire yourself on a daily basis, and come to grips with your own power of determination. Then you will become unstoppable in achieving positive life changes for yourself and your family.”
“Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.”
“Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.”
“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
“Liza-don't let it make any difference. It won't, will it? With us, I mean." "Of course it won't," I told her. But I was wrong. Six months of not writing-that's a difference. And so I lied to Annie. On top of everything else, I lied to Annie, too.”

Source : Nancy Garden (2017). “Annie on My Mind”, p.111, Open Road Media

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