Life … is a bit like reading. … If all your responses to a book have already been duplicated and expanded upon by a professional critic, then what point is there to your reading? Only that it’s yours. Similarly, why live your life? Because it’s yours. But what if such an answer becomes less and less convincing?
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Related If you’re in your life, chance. Viewed from the outside, like a book you’re reading, it’s fate... DAVID MITCHELL It’s your life—but only if you make it so. The standards by which you live must be your own stan... ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it. TERRY GOODKIND I have a unique history. There's no way to ever separate what your life would have been like if ... EVE PLUMB Active racism is telling a nurse supervisor that an African American nurse can’t touch your baby. ... JODI PICOULT Your path is yours alone. And if it’s the path less traveled, that’s absolutely fine. The world ... LAIRD HAMILTON What you enjoy is yours; what you save for your heirs, is already not yours, but theirs. SOURCE UNKNOWN If you haven’t been able to figure out the purpose of your life, it’s perfectly alright. Your ai... LATIKA TEOTIA There is a point where you have to stop the motion in your life, stop and look at where you're going... 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You could spend your whole life hop... SOPHIE KINSELLA Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like... PHILLIPS BROOKS Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like ... PHILLIPS BROOKS Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like ... PHILLIP BROOKS Worry less cos for what is yours will always be yours and what is not yours can never be yours. EMMANUEL EBUKA NELVIN He told those kids if your sports life, your social life, and your book life -- if all those three t... JIMMY WILLIAMS Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What the... LEVAR BURTON Don't compare your story to a movie or a book because it is written by a script writer and yours by ... ANONYMOUS There’s a huge difference between reading about out-of-body experiences or watching videos about t... 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You have only one lifetime... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I have always been fascinated by the human mind, conscious and unconscious - that is what writing an... ANNE ROIPHE If you are reading this then you have wasted another day of your life day dreaming, rather than plan... SHANNON L. ALDER If you are reading this, you have the greatest gift in life. You are alive, so make the most of your... KISHAN S CHAUHAN ubiquitous , adj . When it’s going well, the fact of it is everywhere. It�... DAVID LEVITHAN Whatever your goal in life might be, don't take no for an answer. When you take no for an answer you... PHILIP T. M. Growing up means learning what life is. When you're little, you have a set of ideals, standards, cri... C. JOYBELL C. Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM If you were to find out that time is an illusion, that your life has made a difference and that ther... ANIL GUPTA Reading with an eye towards metaphor allows us to become the person we’re reading about, while rea... JOHN GREEN Always face what you fear. Have just enough money, never too much, and some string. Even if it’s n... TERRY PRATCHETT If you’re reading it in a book, folks, it ain’t self-help. It’s help. GEORGE CARLIN You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading... and all... STEVEN WRIGHT Reading alters the appearance of a book. Once it has been read, it never looks the same again, and p... PAUL THEROUX Life is a re-discovery. BRIAN BLESSED You were born into this world with no sense of what you could or couldn't do. Then, bit by bit, life... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If money has never been a motivating factor in your life and your only motivating factor in life is ... APURVA GAGLANI Poverty is a mindset: It creates that sense of scarcity. You then become accustomed to it such that ... OSCAR BIMPONG What is for sale, what is not? If we really think that making your apologies to your wife or reading... ARLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD ..reading a book doesn’t mean just turning the pages. It means thinking about it, identifying part... NOAM CHOMSKY Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is suppo... RICK WARREN If your fiancé or fiancée asked why you love them so much. Remember to say to them no one can expl... PALITHA ARIYARATHNA Live beyond your fear. This is your life, the good, the bad, all yours. The change you want is beyon... AVINA CELESTE You’re all so glued to your phones, tablets, and computers that life isn’t even running away fro... COREY TAYLOR Don't live your life like an attempt, because if you fail there is no second attempt. AMIT KALANTRI Change is the only constant. Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomforta... AMY POEHLER There is not a single job ever got by running after it and never any client acquired by chasing a pr... ANUJ SOMANY True love is all about setting them free, let them enjoy all then if they come back they are yours i... SUPERNA BATHEJA “If you are focused on being grateful, then you aren't focused on your perceived shortcomings, tha... GAIL MARIE MACLEAN The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back. And it... ANNE LAMOTT Maybe you think you’ll be entitled to more happiness later by forgoing all of it now, but it doesn... ANN BRASHARES Charlie, don’t you get it? I can’t feel that. It’s sweet and everything, but it’s like you�... STEPHEN CHBOSKY All you need in life is to know thyself; to live with the knowledge that it’s just life and that's... JAMES A. MURPHY A star falls from the sky and into your hands. Then it seeps through your veins and swims inside you... C. JOYBELL C. In your mind there is an image of opulence; imagine what your life could be like if you built out th... SCOTTIE SOMERS There is a difference between how you live your life, and what you do with your life. ABHIJIT NASKAR You cannot make a demand on your life that exceeds your belief about it. Your belief is creating a p... DEREK RYDALL While reading a book or watching television, if the words “Like” or “Share”, flashes across ... DR HITESH C SHETH What thought or message would you put in a fortune cookie? "Stop reading this. Eat the cookie a... VERONICA ROTH --To live
On means not yours--be brave in silks and laces,
Gallant in steeds; splendid in banq... EDWARD GEORGE EARLE LYTTON BULWER-LYTTON, FIRST BARON LYTTON A person, for example, reads in adulthood a book that is important for him, and it makes him say, "H... ITALO CALVINO Why not risk your life, if you don't want to live anyway? Why not risk your life if you'll never be ... CASSANDRA CLARE I'm your friend forever, and if that's all I get, then that's what I'm taking because only when you ... PENELOPE DOUGLAS Whatever this shit is between us it’s always been there and it’s always gonna be there. I’m sh... MADELINE SHEEHAN I look forward to being older, when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you a... SUSAN SARANDON Life and whatever you do in your time in this world should not be a chore. You will be spending a lo... KEVIN ABDULRAHMAN Learn to use yours ears more and your mouth less, or your reign will be shorter than I am. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You should spend more time reading the Good Book and less reading all those novels. What are you goi... JENNIFER DONNELLY LIFE HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS TO US ALL BUT WHAT MATTERS MOST IS THAT YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT HYPOC... PROSPER NWONYE [And lately, Thomas has been re-reading a book he's found particularly meaningful:] The Purpose Driv... RICK WARREN If your heart beats like a drum, and your legs a little wet, it’s because the Reaper’s come to c... PIERCE BROWN Live your dream and let your dream have life. Don't just live life; live and leave distinctive footp... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH if you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and u... CHERYL RICHARDSON It’s your life; you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to liv... ROY T. BENNETT This is why you shouldn’t hire your friends. It’s all nice and professional until the insubordin... ROB THOMAS If you think that life is a celebration full of party poppers and merry go rounds it's not it's a ga... GARY F EVANS... Life Is a Misconception. DEYTH BANGER Life is a desire! DEYTH BANGER Every moment is priceless & may be most valuable treasure of life, the only point is to remain alert... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Maybe if I share the path I walk then a little more of your pain will vanish. I want you to heal, wh... JIM MORRISON For me, my life is a journey. JAY ELECTRONICA Enter every moment as if it’s already a success. It’s already done. Your affirmation isn’t try... DEREK RYDALL Imagine your life is a big canvas. Picture it in your mind and think about the beginnning of your pa... STEPHEN BIRO It's time to open your eyes, and notice.You are almost there, DON'T let YOUR pain and YOUR struggles... PHILIP T. M. If it’s over, then don’t let the past screw up the rest of your life. NICHOLAS SPARKS Greatness is not a birthright.
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ROY BARNES It's level with the ground. It has to be granite and it must be of 24 inches by 12 inches and it mus... BRUCE BARNES We didn't make our free throws. It's pretty simple. We didn't convert at the free-throw line - that'... BRUCE BARNES I don't have the answer. I wish I did, because I would have used it. He's a good coach and has them ... BRUCE BARNES It was a pretty typical Carson-Douglas match. It doesn't matter who's the better team, it always com... BRUCE BARNES This is football country. The only reason your parents had you was so you could play football. BRUCE BARNES I had some anxious moments as the ball rolled on the rim for a second. BRUCE BARNES That was a great read by Adam. He made the right decision and found Zach at just the right time. I f... BRUCE BARNES We ran our spread offense to Adam. He can do what he wants with the ball. We had Zach (Weismann) and... BRUCE BARNES This is big for our kids' confidence. This rivalry is important to our kids. A lot of the kids on bo... BRUCE BARNES They're all big (games remaining). They're all league games. We're on the road again. We have to bou... BRUCE BARNES As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfe... ROY BARNES There are certain things we have to do, so we have to be ready to pay for it. We can't send a whole ... BRIAN BARNES In one season, the number of cartons rejected for export because of fruit fly damage has halved from... BRIAN BARNES If I were a drug trafficker, I'd choose this place. BRIAN BARNES We don't believe making replicas is the same as repairing the structures. BRIAN BARNES Some time ago, we had shown schematically where we could put a wall, BRIAN BARNES The biggest thing for us, like always, will be blocking up front, ... We've changed a few things and... BRIAN BARNES This almost starts a new season, ... We've had our preseason and now we're going to the real season.... BRIAN BARNES Somebody has got to win, BRIAN BARNES Amatus waited a long time, but at last he broke the silence. "There is much I don't understand.... JOHN BARNES ... once you were in, they put a note in your file that said you were in therapy, and all your teach... JOHN BARNES We have been doing golf packaging for about 15 years. It's taken awhile to cultivate our business, b... BOB BARNES As we move forward with this technology, we should expect to see costs go down and roller capabiliti... BOB BARNES I knew instantly he was the right choice. BOB BARNES We are excited to be in the Austin market. We think this is a healthy long-term addition for our ban... BOB BARNES The 4A side has a lot of parity. The backdoor guys will mean everything. That's where the tournament... BRENT BARNES Almost every year, it's what happens in the consolations that determines the eventual team champion.... BRENT BARNES We didn't wrestle as well as we could have. But this is a good tournament, good competition. BRENT BARNES If we're going to make a run at Battle Ground, we're going to need all our guys stepping up Saturday... BRENT BARNES We had a good run in the second quarter, but they got a breakaway at the buzzer. BILLY BARNES We were OK once we started getting the ball inside. BILLY BARNES It gives them more incentive to come up here and drive legally without being a citizen. BILLY BARNES Consistency and quality of coaching has been a big part of our success. BILLY BARNES I don't know if you've noticed it. But Duchamp was magnificent. ROBERT BARNES Television is the first truly democratic culture, the first culture available to everybody and enti... CLIVE BARNES The mainstream media may have trouble resisting the temptation to declare that Karl Rove has been de... FRED BARNES What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance? DJUNA BARNES There's a little truth in all jive, and a little jive in all truth. LEONARD BARNES I LIKE ads. It's not that we don't like ads, we just don't like ads when they are out of place. BILL BARNES And while the wicket falls behind
Her steps, I thought if I could find
A wife I need not blush... WILLIAM BARNES Now voe me I can zing on my business abrode:
Though the storm do beat down on my poll,
There's... WILLIAM BARNES Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels. ROY BARNES Can I ask you something personal?” Six inches but I tell everyone eight. JOHN BARNES