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Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac I promise I shall never give up, and that I’ll die yelling and laughing, and that until then I’ll rush around this world I insist is holy and pull at everyone’s lapel and make them confess to me and to all.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac Don’t drink to get drunk. Drink to enjoy life.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac All of life is a foreign country.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac The silence was an intense roar.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac This is the story of America. Everybody’s doing what they think they’re supposed to do.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac But, outside of being a sweet little girl, she was awfully dumb and capable of doing horrible things.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac The best teacher is experience and not through someone’s distorted point of view.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women’s feet and asked for forgiveness.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac It’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac Don’t tell them too much about your soul. They’re waiting for just that.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac
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ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
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We’ll get our nation back to work, and we will build our glorious future with American hands and American grit and American pride!
Donald TrumpDonald Trump The peace and prosperity we are enjoying now is built on the precious sacrifices of the war dead.
Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe Remember, don’t try to build the greatest wall that’s ever been built. Focus on laying a single, expertly-placed brick. Then keep doing that, every day.
Will SmithWill Smith Keeping your mind Clear from doubts by building resilience is key to maintain your mental health!
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.
Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi People don’t care about what someone says about you in a movie or even what you say, right? They care about what you build.
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg We must build back better than ever before.
Joe BidenJoe Biden Fear never builds the future – hope does.
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