indomitable spirit
"My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here." -Jim Henson
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words to live by

1. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney

2. “There are an awful lot of scientists today who believe that before very long we shall have unraveled all the secrets of the universe.  There will be no puzzles anymore.  To me it’d be really, really tragic because I think one of the most exciting things is this feeling of mystery, feeling of awe, the feeling of looking at a little live thing and being amazed by it and how it’s emerged through these hundreds of years of evolution and there it is and it is perfect and why.” -Jane Goodall

3. “Do one thing everyday that scares you.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

4. “All in good time.” -Cervantes

5. “Never, never, NEVER give up.” -Winston Churchill 

6. “Here’s to the crazy ones.  The misfits.  The rebels.  The troublemakers.  The round pegs in the square hole.  They’re not fond of rules.  And they have no respect for the status quo.  You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.  About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.  Because they change things.  They push the human race forward.  And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.  Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”   -Apple, Inc

7. “My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.” -Jim Henson

8. “No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Unknown

9. “The goal in life is to discover that you’ve always been where you were supposed to be.” -Aldous Huxley

10. “Unless it’s mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it’s a waste of your time.  There are too many mediocre things in life.  Love shouldn’t be one of them.” -Dream for an Insomniac

11. “When you start caring about yourself, you start loving somebody.  But when you start caring about others, someone starts loving you.” -Shakespeare

12. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand

13. “Don’t ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.  Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” H. Thurman

14. “Whatever you are, be a good one.” -Abraham Lincoln

15. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” -Vince Lombardi

16. “Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” -Emma Watson

17. “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” -Steve Martin

18. “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” -Stephen Hawking

19. “Why do you go away?  So that you can come back.  So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” -Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

20. “Ever tried.  Ever failed.  No matter.  Try again.  Fail again.  Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett

21. “Some people say that I have an attitude.  Maybe I do.  But I think you have to.  You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.  That makes you a winner right there.” -Venus Williams’

22. “Some things in life are out of your control.  You can make it a party or a tragedy.” -Vision in White

23. “Love is hard to believe, ask any lover.  Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist.  God is hard to believe, ask any believer.  What is your problem with hard to believe?” -Yann Martel, Life of Pi


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