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Barrington Irving2 quotes“It doesn’t matter where you come from, what you have, what you don’t have.”
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Life is a journey through the sea between the Islands of birth and success.
AurthurAurthur There are times when god speaks. You might not hear the words, but you’ll see. You’ll see.
Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai For in the wild I feel the safest where the thorns of the invisible hand can not prick me.
Raha ArazRaha Araz I tried to write you something uplifting but I could only see grey.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados I want to spend the rest of my coffee’s with you.
Jessica PickardJessica Pickard Never again will I give, give myself to those who refuse to see my fire.
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Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.
Sri ChinmoySri Chinmoy I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
Melinda GatesMelinda Gates I compete only with myself, and I try to become a better human being. This is my goal.
Sri ChinmoySri Chinmoy But there’s one thing we must all be clear about: terrorism is not the pursuit of legitimate goals by some sort of illegitimate means. Whatever the murderers may be trying to achieve, creating a better world certainly isn’t one of their goals. Instead they are out to murder innocent people.
Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie I am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, ‘This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.’ But then, that’s the goal: world domination through style.
Tom FordTom Ford I have just wanted to be an actress. That’s always been my goal. I didn’t want to be famous.
Kate WinsletKate Winslet I aim to be content with what I produce. It’s an aim I never achieve, but I go over my work word by word, time and again, so as to be as little dissatisfied as possible.
Graham GreeneGraham Greene Be honest about what you can get. To make a sacrifice and to get what you want you need to be very certain. In other words: always think about your objective, have a clear goal and commit to it from the heart.
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