When a child learns to walk and falls down 50 times, he never thinks to himself: "maybe this isn't for me?"
"If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than 5 minutes."
"we have obligation to be happy."
"the best way to get what you want is to treat other people with decency."
“The world’s a playground. You know that when you are a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.” – Allison
"a clever person solves a problem, a wise person avoids it." Einstein
"Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination." -- Mae Jemison
" I think one has to have the courage to be oneself and say whatever comes naturally."
"If you want to go fast, go alone,
If you want to go far, go together."
That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t notice that the time passes.
2. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. - Buddha.
"Question your convictions. Be who you to want to be, not who they want you to be. Don't accept their enslavement, for your mother birthed you free."
-- quote by Yasmine, one of the four activist women I interviewed in Tunisia
At some point, you have to choose between life and fiction. The two are very close, but they never actually touch.
"Want to be happy!? Then stay with happy people.
Want to be a rich!? Then stay with rich people."
1. Live without pretending.
2. Love without depending.
3. Listen without defending.
4. Speak without offending.
"happiness is real when shared."
"Enjoy what you do"
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
When a child learns to walk and falls down 50 times, he never thinks to himself: "maybe this isn't for me?"