Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best - only mediocrity is safe.
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Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souza (/ˈkwɛljuː/, /kuˈɛl-/, /-joʊ/, Portuguese: [ˈpawlu kuˈeʎu]; born August 24, 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. Early in 2017 he has been nominated by the Albert Einstein Foundation as one of the 100 leading visionaries of our time . His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 81 languages. According to The Washington Post, Paulo Coelho has sold an estimated 350 million books and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese-language author. 2Early life Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded, "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical, reasonable man with a very clear vision of the world. Do you actually know what it means to be a writer?" At 17, Coelho's introversion and opposition to following a traditional path led to his parents committing him to a mental institution from which he escaped three times before being released at the age of 2
Someday, we’ll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us pain. And we'll finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time.
After all, what matters is not the first, but the last chapter of our life which shows how well we ran the race.
There are two kinds of idiots. Those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat.
Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Allow a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it.
Dear Lord Give me the chance to do something better each time I try.
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
We have inside us the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. Everything and everyone were made by the same Hand - so let's respect ourselves, the nature, and our neighbour.
Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our souls, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.
You can love your country without having to love your government
Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can.
Always ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.
Everything happens for a reason. The hardest part is to find the reason.
Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.
Just because we don't say certain things, doesn't mean we don't feel them.
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.
Miracles only happen to those who believe in miracles Aleluia!
Happiness is getting rid of the unnecessary
Holding anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. I know a very good medicine for this: 'punching pillows.'
Learn from mistakes, but never regret you made them. We make mistakes because we dare to step outside our comfort zone.