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i am making a friend a book of quotes that she can flip through each day. i want to include quotes that inspire her to continue on in her life no matter what comes her way. quotes about love, honor, dignity, glory, failure, and any others. i want quotes that can give someone that extra push they may sometimes need to get by their day. thanks soooo much :)

2006-07-07 06:19:53 · 13 answers · asked by Confused about life 1 in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

13 answers

Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans. -- John Lennon

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. -- Winston Churchill

An honor is not diminished for being shared. -- Lois Bujold

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. -- Bill Cosby

You always pass failure on the way to success. --Mickey Rooney

Strive for excellence, not perfection. -- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be. -- Abraham Lincoln

2006-07-07 06:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by buffy fan 5 · 3 0

happy are those who dream dreams and pay the price to make them come true. -leon j suennes

our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising each time we fall. -confucius

to climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first. -shakespeare.

inspiration and genius-one and the same. -victor hugo

our imagination makes us infinite. -john muir

knowing is not enough; we must apply. willing is not enough; we must do. -johannes wolfgang von goethe

the man of wisdom is never of two minds. the man of benevolence never worries. the man of courage is never afraid. -confucius

life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -helen keller

an inbox of a thousand emails begins with a single sentence. -KT Han

2006-07-07 07:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Chinese Proverb

2006-07-07 06:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by Confusion With a K 7 · 0 0

"The Travelers Gift" has it all. One of the most inspirational book I hav read in years, and I read a lot. It's also easy reading

2006-07-07 09:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by dinnymorie 1 · 0 0

Hope is the thing with wings that settles on my soul - Emily Dickinson.
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Pain may feel no end; but love has no end!
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Look closely, the thorns that bind our life may be those of roses.
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Success is counted sweetest
By those that ne'er succeed
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need... - Emily Dickinson
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Ah, not from heaven am I descended
And I do not come to mingle tears,
But sweet is the day, though with shadows blended,
And though clouded, sweet are youthful years- Emily Jane Bronte
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Through long days of labour,
And nights devoid of ease,
Still heard in his soul the music
Of wonderful melodies - H. W. Longfellow

2006-07-07 06:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by itsme 2 · 0 0

Real friends are people who may not always be there with you, but are always there in times when you needed them the most.

2006-07-07 06:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by napejo 2 · 0 0

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

2006-07-07 06:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by gaiagurl 4 · 0 0

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

2006-07-07 06:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by Dominic M 3 · 0 0

If you don't like the view out the window... look out a different one.

2006-07-07 06:52:58 · answer #9 · answered by logical 2 · 0 0

Live everyday as if it were your last because one day it will be.

2006-07-07 06:29:19 · answer #10 · answered by eftwiz27 1 · 0 0

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