Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
BARBARA SHERAnd our dreams are who we are.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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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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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Find out what you love. Do it because you love it. Stick with it. Start now.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.
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Whenever you do what you really love, your heart lifts, your mind opens, and everything changes. You wake up. That’s what true adventure really is.
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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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Real obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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In the days before automobiles, people in horse-drawn wagons used to sleep if they were tired. They didn’t worry about getting lost, because the horse knew the way home. Your heart knows the way to your gifts. You can trust it to take you to them.
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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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Thinking about swimming isn’t much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
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There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can’t have – at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.
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Your creativity is waiting for you like a dancing partner.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.
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