Irreverence is a declaration of independence.
BARBARA SHERIt’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Real obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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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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Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
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When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.
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Each destination you reach only opens out into wider horizons, new and undiscovered countries for you to explore.
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You cannot tell your heart what it wants. Your heart will tell you
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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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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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Find out what you love. Do it because you love it. Stick with it. Start now.
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Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
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Time is clay; make something.
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Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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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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Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.
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