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.
BARBARA SHERNot fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone’s gift – yours and mine.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to 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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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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You don’t have to get it right the first time.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Happy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they’re moving toward getting it.
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Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.
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If you don’t know how you feel, you won’t know what you want.
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What you’re really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing.
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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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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 start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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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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