Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON A lot of people don't realize that when it gets taken away from you, you just love it that much more... JEFF HORNER Love is like a booger, you pick and pick at it. Then when you get it you wonder how to get rid of it... MAE WEST That moment when you dip your cookie in milk for too long and it breaks off, then you wonder why bad... ANONYMOUS The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he... GRAHAM GREENE When you stop existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with the wonde... STEVE MARABOLI When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you... CONFUCIUS When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you... CONFUCIUS When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you... 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JAMES SIMS Usually we walk around constantly believing ourselves. "I'm okay" we say. "I'm alright". But sometim... MARKUS ZUSAK It had been an embarrassing moment, like the one you get when you realize for the first time that yo... SORIN SUCIU So enjoy the exhilaration when it comes. Take the ride to the heights when you get the opportunity. ... JAMES C. DOBSON Sometimes when you look back on a situation, you realize it wasn't all you thought it was. A beautif... HENRY BROMEL Just do it... that's all... no matter what, when and where... but just do it. DEYTH BANGER Dignity /ˈdignitē/ noun 1. The moment you realize that the person you cared for h... SHANNON L. ALDER It's impeccable how brutal the truth can be at times. You can only admire it. Usually, we walk aroun... MARKUS ZUSAK Sometimes you may even have a stunt double do certain things for you, but when it's close-up and... SVETLANA KHODCHENKOVA Success is a Journey: so, don’t forget to pack your COURAGE: to face the obstacles heading your wa... PHILIP T. M. That?s another thing you don?t realize - that when you do this you get to see why you moved up here ... BURT LINSCOTT I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit m... LLEYTON HEWITT A thing about poetry is, It takes cuts and pain to bleed words. The deeper the wound is, the more yo... AKSHAY VASU "Dread is the first and strongest of the...kinds of fear. It is that tension, that waiting that come... ORSON SCOTT CARD When we go to do something that we think is the right thing to do.We sometimes can find that we look... GARY F EVANS... The most important thing when you do a movie is that you find an audience that really understands wh... ALEXANDRE AJA When you fail at something, the best thing to do is think back to your successes, and try to replica... ROSABETH MOSS KANTER The urge to act became the overriding force in my life. It thrilled me. There's a moment with ac... RUPERT GRAVES I wonder if you realize: When you browbeat people who disagree with you into silence - because they ... DAN CALABRESE You have to make it happen. DENIS DIDEROT That moment when you realize not everyone is going to like you, it's a nice one. LUKE HEMMINGS When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revol... CAL RIPKEN, JR. When you step away from doing something that you have always been doing and then you return to it, y... PREITY ZINTA If you dream it, it can happen. DYLAN TAYLOR You may not need to do it all, design it all or direct it all. But when it comes to making things yo... RASHEED OGUNLARU When you're young, you think that clothes are almost magical, and that if you wear the right thi... NORA EPHRON When you're a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that's really hard to get over. And... VERONICA ROTH People become more ignorant when it comes to religion. DANIEL MELGAçO Little drops of rain Whisper of the pain Tears of love Lost in the days gone by. ROBERT PLANT "THANK YOU" Sometimes when you're overwhelmed by a situation - when you're in the darkest of darkness - ... PHOEBE SNOW Music is such an odd thing when you think about it - behind an image until you take it away, and the... THOMAS NEWMAN You can't become overwhelmed. You need to do what you can with the person that's right in front of y... ROLLY LOOMIS How to get it, I annoy you??? You are not interested??? What's the idea??? DEYTH BANGER There Is a thing that every person in this world has and it is something that cannot be taken away;w... DELETE ACCOUNT When you get a bad review, you hate the writer. It's very painful; whoever says the opposite lie... THOMAS VINTERBERG If you want to know the truth,” he says, leaning forward like he’s getting ready to tell a reall... LAUREN BARNHOLDT Annie turned away, her eyes glittering. 'Here's what no one tells you,' she said. 'When you deliver ... JODI PICOULT When it’s right you can’t remember. Every time you read it again it comes as a great and unbelie... ERNEST HEMINGWAY 6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break: 1. Stop stressing 2. Stop worrying 3. Give re... GERMANY KENT Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all it... KENT NERBURN This idea comes to you, you can see it, but to accomplish it you need what I call a "setup." For exa... DAVID LYNCH If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all. ARSENE WENGER When you give, you will be blessed. When you give, it will be given back to you. CRAIG GROESCHEL There are always some doubts when you do a new album though. You wonder whether you succeeded or not... EBERHARD WEBER I wonder, where are you? ... Beyond loyalty to the process of law, how do you view this law when it ... DICK DURBIN That moment," she told Cath, "when you realize that a guy's looking at you differently—that you're... RAINBOW ROWELL the moment when you look from your book and realize that there is a world behind the book DOSHITA There comes a moment when you realize what matters the most in your life. Let that moment be now and... DEBASISH MRIDHA When you grow up, you gain experience and realise what youre capable of. FRANCESCO TOTTI Sometimes when it comes to the iconic kind of moments, when I read the script for the first time, yo... AARON ASHMORE What I'm getting out of it is a feeling that when I come out here, I'm not going to be overwhelmed b... HUNTER PENCE So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to... SONIA SOTOMAYOR You pray for a lot of things when it begins to happen you don't notice it, but it's even more scary ... RONALD ALLEN The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you... JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you... JAMES ARTHUR BALDWIN The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you... J.R.R. TOLKIEN The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you... CALVIN & HOBBES You never realize how lonely you really were, until that moment you knew it was true love. When t... STACY MADDOX Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for al... KENT NERBURN Sometimes when you have success over and over, you lose that hunger of wanting to be successful. The... BILL LEGG You will never really think hard about your life until your oxygen mask is taken away from you when ... 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