100 Quotes About Realization

Our lives are filled with moments where we must make decisions. While these moments may not feel like they’re monumental, they are actually the most important. The choices we make at these crossroads, can help shape our lives and the world around us. These realization quotes about life will help you decide what to do when faced with one of life’s critical moments.

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than...
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Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. Iris Murdoch
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One thing: you have to walk, and create the way by your walking; you will not find a ready-made path. It is not so cheap, to reach to the ultimate realization of truth. You will have to create the path by walking yourself; the path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you. It is just like the sky: the birds fly, but they don't leave any footprints. You cannot follow them; there are no footprints left behind. Osho
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With me, illusions are bound to be shattered. I am here to shatter all illusions. Yes, it will irritate you, it will annoy you - that's my way of functioning and working. I will sabotage you from your very roots! Unless you are totally destroyed as a mind, there is no hope for you. Osho
Your inner strength is your outer foundation
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Your inner strength is your outer foundation Allan Rufus
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I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. Melody Beattie
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Sebastian just smiled. “I could hear your heart beating, ” he said softly. “When you were watching me with Valentine. Did it bother you?”“ That you seem to be dating my dad?” Jace shrugged. "You’re a little young for him, to be honest.”“ What?” For the first time since Jace had met him, Sebastian seemed flabbergasted. Cassandra Clare
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We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks–we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going. So we don’t get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing? Mitch Albom
Mika: Were you happy? Hiro: I was so happy.
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Mika: Were you happy? Hiro: I was so happy. Ibuki Haneda
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For years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone? Anne Graham
Oh my God. .. YOU are real. Oh my God....
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Oh my God. .. YOU are real. Oh my God. .. You ARE real. O H MY GOD. .. You are REAL! Oh my God. .. You're really real! Pattie Mallette
My spiritual high naturally dissipated. At some point you've got...
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My spiritual high naturally dissipated. At some point you've got to come out of the clouds and live real life. Again, it's just like falling in love. The feeling of euphoria is only temporary. Pattie Mallette
We fail to often realize that every man has an...
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We fail to often realize that every man has an innate worth. Sunday Adelaja
It is unfortunate that many people today cannot realize the...
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It is unfortunate that many people today cannot realize the need around them. Sunday Adelaja
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Never lose faith in God. Remember that He is always there by our side watching over us and steering us in the right direction. We are continuously evolving into better human beings and growing spiritually. It is during this process of evolution that we become confused, restless, depressed and even hostile because we are not aware of this change in us. We may even feel that God has forsaken us- which couldn’t be farther from the truth, because He will never leave you, no matter how difficult the times may be. It is this ignorance that is the cause of all our miseries and confusions; the realization comes only once we share our worries with someone knowledgeable who tells us about God and His mysterious ways of working. So never lose faith, always repose your trust in God. . Latika Teotia
When did you get so clever?
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When did you get so clever?"" When I realized I wasn't as clever as I thought. John Connolly
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Who sees the many and not the one, wanders on from death to death. Even by the mind this truth is to be learned: there are not many but only one. Who sees variety and not the unity wanders on from death to death. Upanishad
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Eventually, it boils down to two choices — do I wish to experience this physical reality primarily through joy or do I want to experience it through suffering? That’s all there is to it. And since each person eventually works their way toward the realization that conscious expansion can happen through joy rather than suffering — enlightenment is a natural byproduct. Alaric Hutchinson
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I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They're worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain. J. Cornell Michel
The ego is the ultimate conspirator.
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The ego is the ultimate conspirator. Bert McCoy
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It is not necessary that we will find the purpose of our lives by accumulating fancy degrees. We don’t have to search for it in formal places only; the realization can dawn on us even in the most unexciting place. In fact our ordinary, relatively dull and unexciting commonplace routine is the right place to reflect. It gives us plenty of time to take stock of our lives see what gives us peace and brings happiness. So based on the realization follow the path that gives you bliss. Latika Teotia
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No matter what each day brings -- the trials and tribulations that may cross my path, the turmoil, the ugliness -- when I look at this picture I'm reminded that life is precious and there is still beauty in this world. Ryan Troske
I look in the mirror through the eyes of the...
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I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me. Judy Collins
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I cared about them. I wanted them to feel better, to live better lives. And then it occurred to me - I cared about myself. I wanted me to live a better life, too Caring about myself was allowing me to care about others. Cate Tiernan
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Maybe what River had meant was that time itself was like a river, moving steadily forward, and you got to be in a new river every day, every hour. All my life I'd felt like a lake. A lake where everyhting was contained, forever. All my experiences, all the different people I'd been, everything I'd had, everything I'd lost... I carried them around with me, all the time Cate Tiernan
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Then on your tombstone, where you only get a little bit of space to sum up your life, some wax-faced creep chisels a set of meaningless numbers instead of poetry or a secret love or the name of your favorite candy. In the end, all you get is a few words. Scott Nicholson
To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the...
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To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles. T.F. Hodge
She knew there were only small joys in life--the big...
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She knew there were only small joys in life--the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through--and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off. Lorrie Moore
Freedom is realizing you have a choice.
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Freedom is realizing you have a choice. T.F. Hodge
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The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it is possible to enjoy many if not most of the things that they enjoy without first having to own them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
All suffering is caused by one belief....the belief in separation
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All suffering is caused by one belief....the belief in separation Vivian Amis
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She made me her everything. She didn’t realize then that when you make someone your everything, when they are gone you have nothing left. I have since learned that our Master sends us soul mates who teach us to depend on them and then we come to believe we cannot live without them. Then He takes them away to prove to us that we can indeed live without them, but also to prove that we cannot live without Him. . Kate McGahan
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Detachment is not the absence of emotion, it is the process of becoming one with the Oneness that is the Universe. To be detached, is to realize that the fullness of all there is, is too much to react to with just one emotion, one thought, or any bias. To be detached, is to acknowledge all, without owning any of it. To be detached, is to summon forth the whole entirety of understanding, to the fragment that is the void. . Unknown
I realized that the knowledge I gained over this period...
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I realized that the knowledge I gained over this period in my life was power, and it felt like a waste not to share that wealth with the world, with people who could benefit, Andrew Kendall
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by...
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It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The knowledge that he had left me with no intent ever to return had come over me in tiny droplets of realization spread over the years. And each droplet of comprehension brought its own small measure of hurt. Robin Hobb
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When you want to share something with another person more than anything, it is one of the most difficult things to realize that you can never have it. Accepting this realization is even more difficult. Loving someone does mean saying goodbye to them in some cases, though we will fight that until the oftentimes bitter end before doing the right thing. Ashly Lorenzana
It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say...
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It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed. Sue Grafton
The more I learn about myself, the more I realize...
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The more I learn about myself, the more I realize it isn't about me. Jennifer HoDougatz
...fool me once, shame on me…fool me twice… I deserved...
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...fool me once, shame on me…fool me twice… I deserved to get fucked over. Derekica Snake
Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of...
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Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of thinking humanity. Abhijit Naskar
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I found myself when I least expected you- at the same old rocking chair in the room with the same flavor of tea. The only difference was the tea had turned cold, just as life had. And I found myself with an option. I could abandon this tea anytime and make a fresh one. You see? Unknown
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Instead of you pouring out your life and giving out your life and exchanging it for a porridge called salary, instead of selling out your life bit by bit until you are old and empty and until you become so old that they send you off to die in retirement, you should come to the realization that you could actually multiply and reproduce your life through the power of time conversion. Sunday Adelaja
Without order in your life, you will realize that you...
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Without order in your life, you will realize that you will only be busy but without commensurate results. Sunday Adelaja
If you could realize that everything is made out of...
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If you could realize that everything is made out of time, then you can convert your free time into anything you want. Sunday Adelaja
One of the most painful realizations in life is to...
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One of the most painful realizations in life is to all of a sudden discover that you had possessed things all along that you never knew you had. Sunday Adelaja
You must realize that whenever you waste a second you...
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You must realize that whenever you waste a second you are wasting life. If you waste a minute, you have wasted life and if you waste an hour, you have wasted life. Sunday Adelaja
The only thing you have to show for a wasted...
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The only thing you have to show for a wasted or spent time is that you just realize that you are getting older. Sunday Adelaja
I also realize that hard work is the only way...
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I also realize that hard work is the only way I can express all that I carry within me. Sunday Adelaja
Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your...
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Your greatest awakening comes, when you are aware about your infinite nature. Amit Ray
Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower....beautiful in essence.
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Live simply. Deepest joy is like a flower....beautiful in essence. Tony Samara
Within each of us is a light, awake, encoded in...
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Within each of us is a light, awake, encoded in the fibers of our existence. Divine ecstasy is the totality of this marvelous creation experienced in the hearts of humanity Tony Samara
Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires...
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Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires huge sums of money or a high level of authority. Change has to be psychological. Suzy Kassem
Do not allow yourself to be blinded by fear and...
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Do not allow yourself to be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is. Yuki Urushibara
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I had lied to myself from the very beginning, deceived myself into believing that I was being fanciful and overly imaginative. Surely such monstrosities only existed in nightmares? Yet I had lived through a nightmare these past months, and that was no dream at all.        I was still fighting against the awful truth, not wanting to give in, searching my mind for a logical explanation–but there was none. And the most horrible realization of all was that I had known, somewhere deep inside, ever since the day I first set eyes on Vladec Salei.       Plague carrier.        Living death.        Drainer of life.        The phrasing did not matter. No euphemism could strike fear into the hearts of men the way that single word. Melika Dannese Lux
But that's the thing about being the girl who's spent...
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But that's the thing about being the girl who's spent years convincing the world she's not afraid of anything: At some point, someone is going to find out you're afraid of everything. Ally Carter
Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists...
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Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is. JeanPaul Sartre
Losing your job makes you come face to face with...
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Losing your job makes you come face to face with the greatest wealth Sunday Adelaja
The more energy taken, the less energy that is left...
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The more energy taken, the less energy that is left for us to implement our goals and the smaller the probability of realization of our innate potential Sunday Adelaja
Your discovery and realization of your personality for the well-being...
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Your discovery and realization of your personality for the well-being of humanity is much more essential Sunday Adelaja
Once I realize that the tune I’m whistling in my...
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Once I realize that the tune I’m whistling in my head is the theme that’s driving my heart, I suddenly realize that the most important question I can ask is, “What are the lyrics? Craig D. Lounsbrough
He never looked back, the day he realized the power...
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He never looked back, the day he realized the power of presentations. Aayush Jain
I seem to be torn between 'I wish we'd met...
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I seem to be torn between 'I wish we'd met earlier' and 'I wish we'd never met'. Ahmed Mostafa
Oh, am I glad to know that after all these...
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Oh, am I glad to know that after all these years it still is hard trying to unlove someone; if there's such a thing... Ahmed Mostafa
Women fuck us up, break our hearts, drive us mad,...
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Women fuck us up, break our hearts, drive us mad, and yet we love them; because if we didn't, nothing would make sense. Ahmed Mostafa
Realize your true strength when people reject you. In actual...
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Realize your true strength when people reject you. In actual fact, they do not reject you. They only show you your real strength Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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People aren’t always what you want them to be. Sometimes they disappoint you or let you down, but you have to give them a chance first. You can’t just meet someone and expect them to be everything you’re looking for and then be angry when they’re not every hope and aspiration you projected onto them. It’s foolish to believe that someone will be what you imagine them to be. And sometimes, when you give them a chance, they turn out to be better than you imagined. Different, but better. Chloe Rattray
LIFE’S SOFT EDGES‘Tis a truth I will confess that we...
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LIFE’S SOFT EDGES‘Tis a truth I will confess that we ofttimes find soft edges —to such a degree, our livesare well manifestof people’s kindliness. Tara Estacaan
Four men killed that day. The phrase sat up in...
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Four men killed that day. The phrase sat up in Willie's head like a rat and made a nest for itself there Sebastian Barry
If we live within the boundaries God has prescribed for...
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If we live within the boundaries God has prescribed for us, we realize that our boundaries grow and there’s plenty of freedom… Latika Teotia
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How bittersweet is it to realize that we are the creators of our realities and that we have allowed others to do the creating for us for so many years? So much time wasted…so much guilt, regret and bitterness. It can be easier to numb that pain than face it. Yet once we face our pain and take responsibility, we gain the freedom to move forward and unleash our Divine Potential. We also gain the freedom to move forward and respond to life with Divinity; thus, we alter the very fabric of the collective realities experienced on our planet. . Alaric Hutchinson
Life is a bitch; you get used though, or you...
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Life is a bitch; you get used though, or you kill yourself. Either way, you're winning. Ahmed Mostafa
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...it's strange, isn't it, how you don't know how big a part of you someone is until they're threatened? And then you think you can't possibly go on if something happens to them, but the most frightening part is that, actually, you will go on, you'll have to go on, with them or without them. There's just no telling what you'll become Robin Hobb
We keep drifting till we see light. Seldom do we...
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We keep drifting till we see light. Seldom do we realize that the light was always there! Avijeet Das
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She's my pride, my winning prize, always a surprise, to look into her eyes, see her free soul, as soap that slips from the grip of control; a stroll through the park on a dark night with stars to spark the sky, heaven with no price tag I realize, love is the same: endless, priceless, full bliss; to have this princess I pinch myself thinking this is a dream, but to my reprise, I can only say I am now, at last, alive. Anthony Liccione
The journey of a human is not the process of...
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The journey of a human is not the process of evolution, but to know thy-self. Roshan Sharma
Move deep in your sensation, and you will realize the...
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Move deep in your sensation, and you will realize the spirit in the body. Your life is possible only because of the spirit. The spirit is your power in the body. Roshan Sharma
The Heart of what you are is not your body...
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The Heart of what you are is not your body or your thoughts but pure Consciousness itself. J.M. Harrison
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We Are All One. When we allow ourselves to become aware of this statement in its purest form, we open the doors to reveal the oneness of being. Using the process of conscious evolution we begin to recognize our true underlying identity, for once we have glimpsed the existence of this realm, we then begin to reveal what it is .. .. our true natural state. J.M. Harrison
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Our reality is colored by our vibration and belief systems. In other words, the experiences we have in the world with other people are dictated by the energy we bring with us wherever we go. Alaric Hutchinson
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History has always been violent, unstoppable and bound to happen; either with or without you. Acknowledge it. Mamur Mustapha
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Impossible? Utopic? Sure! But for how long? Can any human endeavor be eternally impossible or utopic ? A time factor should be integrated to every affirmation of utopia, or else the people affirming that would only be affirming that they are not the ones who can make it happen. Haroutioun Bochnakian
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Human labor, the manual work that people engage in to build their world, both physical and spiritual, defines the realization of their conceptual realm. Kilroy J. Oldster
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One in AllAll in One--If only this is realized, No more worry about your not being perfect (175) Edward Conze
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You are the proof of everything Bert McCoy
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The highest form of wisdom comes from deep observation, kind realization, and curious actualization. Debasish Mridha
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I wish she could see how it hits him. The look on his face, his life caving in. Because then maybe she’d realize, if only for a split second, that even though the world doesn’t matter to her, she matters to the world. David Levithan
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I saw now that bad men existed who would take advantage of any weakness and insecurity they found when violating a victim. I saw it was not my fault; I did not choose to be raped or kidnapped. But now I was learning how to protect myself from the predators, to trust my No and my instinct and my strength. I was learning I was not to blame, I couldn't prevent men from trying to hurt me, but I could definitely fight back. And sometimes fighting back worked. Aspen Matis
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This is a book for every fiddler who has realized halfway through playing an ancient Scottish air that the Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" is what folk music is really all about, and gone straight into it. Neil Gaiman
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Everything has a price. The price, however, isn't always money. Ahmed Mostafa
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If only people valued people and not money…. I've been on a journey of truth and realization. I wonder how many lessons I got to learn. Manasa Rao
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You read these things And you ask the world, Why doesn’t it happen To someone like you? Deep in your heart, You knew the answer: It’s because you don’t let it. Dawn Lanuza
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You do not attain success when you associate with those in high positions, It comes when you accept yourself and realize that only you can take yourself to where your heart truly lies. Michael Bassey Johnson
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Oh God, this is my fantasy! Where those just-friend boys suddenly realize they lov Cammie McGovern
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You know what is beautiful? A real conversation with a real person. Jonathan Harnisch
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Relatives share the same bloodline, but FAMILY shares your successes, pains, ambitions, celebrations, failures, values, love and so much more. I realize that many friends have become Family and some relatives just are not. (Analogy: Blood scatters everywhere, when Family runs together... When I thought I needed "Blood" to survive, I realized that what I really needed was "Family"! ) Gaye Miller 2012
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Stop feeding the ego food, then it will stop asking for more. Bert McCoy
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I wish you allan ego freedriven day! Allan Rufus
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Patience Always Gives You The Best Reward When The Time Is Right.... Muhammad Imran Hasan
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Note to Self — Thoughts design my energy! Mythoughts W I L Ldesign the energythat movesme! Allan Rufus
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Hard work does not go unnoticed, and someday the rewards will follow Allan Rufus