Do not chase another human being. Instead, chase your curiosity. Chase your development and your goals. Chase your passion. Strive to work for something bigger than yourself, and instead of trying to convince someone that you fit within their world, strive to build your own.
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Quotes tagged ‘Life’
The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be.
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'
Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed. If I'd known, maybe I'd have kept tighter hold of them and not let unseen tides pull us apart.
Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.
If you feel like you’re in control, you’re just not going fast enough.
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.
I don’t fuck much with the past but I fuck plenty with the future.
Those who wish to sing always find a song.
You go on. You set one foot in front of the other and if a thin voice cries out somewhere behind you, you pretend not to hear and keep going.
In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual’s life energy. Humans connect with humans. Hiding one’s humanity and trying to project an image of perfection makes a person vague, slippery, lifeless, and uninteresting
There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
Don't you understand that we need to be childish in order to understand? Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn't developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don't expect to see.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.
I don't want to die without any scars.
All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.