"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials."

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Source : Lin Yutang (1937). “The Importance of Living”

Lin Yutang

#Motivational Quotes #Art Quotes #Inspirational Life Quotes

“Sometime in the eternities to come, we will see that our trials were calculated to cause us to turn to our Heavenly Father for strength and support. Any affliction or suffering we are called upon to bear may be directed to give us experience, refinement, and perfection.”
“I don't think college is for everyone. School is awesome, but for me, I was learning a lot more outside the classroom in the real world than I was in school.”
“Producing fuel cells and solar panels requires high tech facilities and produces high paying jobs. The industry is booming in Arizona. The state already has about 100 firms in the solar industry and has grown 20% since 2003.”
“There's this moment sometimes, when you do a crossword puzzle and you have the one really long word. And once you get that, the whole thing kind of comes into focus. Sometimes it's just working things over in your mind and then finding that one line that kind of ties the song together, and now it works. It's a puzzle of sorts.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning acceptance. . . . As a playwright, what I object to right now is any form of fundamentalism, whether it's nationalistic, religious or ethnic. . . . I think it is ridiculous - and fundamentalist, by the way - to say that I am not changed by the culture around me.”
“I have to teach myself. I kind of wish I'd continued with my education, but that's something I can do in the future.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm rockin' PJ's and no shirt. I smoke weed, eat yogurt”

Source : Song: Senior Skip Day, Album: K.I.D.S., 2010
“That's why I don't talk. Because I talk too much.”

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