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Inspirational Life Quotes and Sayings that make you think

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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ~Maria Robinson

If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything. ~Win Borden

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. ~Ashley Smith

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. ~Oscar Wilde​

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson​

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. ~Flora Whittemore

The most important things in life aren’t things. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again. ~Alex Tan

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. ~Peter Marshall

Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. ~John N. Mitchell

Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. ~Keri Russell

Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror. ~Byrd Baggett

you care about what other people thinkLife is the art of drawing without an eraser. ~John W. Gardner

Every day of your life is a page of your history. ~Arabic proverb

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. ~Walter Bagehot

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. ~Marie Curie

Each man is questioned by life and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. ~Viktor E. Frankl

The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. ~Helen Keller

Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse. ~John Derek

All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives. ~Colin Powell

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose. ~Chinese proverb

Live truth instead of professing it. ~Elbert Hubbard

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment – the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is. ~Jorge Luis Borges

Wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, whatever misfortune you may  have suffered, the music of your life has not gone. It’s inside you – if you listen to it, you can play it. ~Nido Qubein

Marie Curie Quotes

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A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.

After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.

Marie Curie QuotesI have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.

I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be practical and dark so that I can put it on afterwards to go to the laboratory.

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.

In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

Inspirational Quotes

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This above all, to thine own self be true. – William Shakespeare

Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. – Confucius

Life is a choice. – Anonymous

Attitude is everything. – Charles Swindoll

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. – George Bernard Shaw

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. – Joseph Campbell

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie

The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have. – Yiddish Proverb

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love.
The real miracle is the love that inspires them.
In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle. – A Course in Miracles

Live Life To The Fullest Quotes

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“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.” – Horace

“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean

“Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.” – Melody Beattie (“Finding Your Way Home”)

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller

“We spend too much time living in the ‘what if’ and need to learn to live in the ‘what is.’” – Rev. Leroy Allison

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Let us endeavor to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Joe Lewis “Life is short. Eat dessert first.” – Jacques Torres

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Helen Keller

“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” – Oscar Wilde

“There is the risk you cannot afford to take and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.” – Peter Drucker

“You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton

“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.” – Unknown Author

“No one knows what he can do until he tries.” – Publilius Syrus

“All of us have been dying, hour by hour, since the moment we were born. Realizing this, let all things be placed in their proper perspective. . . . Remember, it is always later than you think.” – Og Mandino

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky “Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often.” – Anonymous

“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them.” – Charles D. Gill

“Spend the afternoon. You can’t take it with you.” – Annie Dillard

“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass… It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.” – Grace Hansen

“Enjoy every sandwich” – Warren Zevon

“One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.” – Iris Murdoch

“Live life to the fullest, for the future is scarce.” – Nick Carter

“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.” – Fay Weldon

“This is your life. Choose to live it to the fullest.” – Gabriella Goddard

“Every now and then, bite off more than you can chew.” – Kobi Yamada

“May you live all the days of your life. ” – Jonathan Swift

“You may delay, but time will not.” – Benjamin Franklin

“We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.” – George M. Adams

Inspirational Quotes by Women

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. – Erica Jong

Courage doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day, saying,
“I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass… It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. – Vivian Greene

Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God. – Mary Manin Morrissey

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. – Mary Anne Radmacher

No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self-centered way, but for the whole human family. – Peace Pilgrim

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. – Helen Keller

The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be. Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap. – Mary Anne Radmacher

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one’s life. – Peace Pilgrim

Every thought we think is creating our future. – Louise L. Hay

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Powerful Quotes about Life

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Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain. – Vivian Greene

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie

Life is a song – sing it.
Life is a game – play it.
Life is a challenge – meet it.
Life is a dream – realize it.
Life is a sacrifice – offer it.
Life is love – enjoy it. – Sai Baba

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. – Anonymous

Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. – Helen Keller

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. – Helen Keller

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others. – Helen Keller

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. – John Lennon

We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. – Joseph Campbell

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. – Joseph Campbell

Life is a long lesson in humility. – James M. Barrie

Nice Quotes and Sayings

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. – Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Don’t let one cloud obliterate the whole sky. – Anaïs Nin

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa

Whoever is happy will make others happy, too. – Anne Frank

The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be.
Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap. – Mary Anne Radmacher

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. – Helen Keller

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. – Helen Keller

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie

Happiness is often the result of being too busy to be miserable. – Anonymous

It is our choices … that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets)

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot [George Eliot was the pen name of English novelist Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880)]

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis

I love you not only for what you are,
but for what I am when I am with you.
I love you not only for what you have made of yourself,
but for what you are making of me.
I love you for that part of me you bring out. – Roy Croft

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. – Anne Frank

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. – Erica Jong

May today be your day to dance lightly with life
to sing wild songs of adventure,
to invite rainbows and butterflies out to play,
to soar your spirit and unfurl your joy. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Science Quotes

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“Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.” – Bertrand Russell

“Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.” – Charles Darwin

“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” – Hippocrates

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov

“The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.” – Sir William Bragg

“New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.” – Herbert Hoover

“However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible.” – Lewis Mumford

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.” – Marie Curie

“Science is simply common sense at its best. That is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.” – Thomas Huxley