We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
BARBARA SHERThe first step is to find out what you love – and don’t be practical about it. The second step is to start doing what you love immediately, in any small way possible.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Isolation is the dream killer.
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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.
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Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you’re gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.
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Sometimes life isn’t about who you were or are, but it’s about who you are becoming.
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A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it’s positive, it is considered subjective. And ‘objective’ means it is accurate, and ‘subjective’ means it is conceited self-delusion.
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The first step is to find out what you love – and don’t be practical about it. The second step is to start doing what you love immediately, in any small way possible.
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Every time you have to make a choice about anything, think Does this go toward or away from what I want? Always choose what goes toward what you want.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your health and be lucky enough to live for a while. But you can’t have it all at once and you can’t have it forever. No life has the room for everything in it, not on the same day.
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Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.
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Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music.
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It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
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Find out what you love. Do it because you love it. Stick with it. Start now.
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You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.
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