#do

We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot. I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician. My intent wasn't to save the world as much as to heal myself. Few doctors will admit this, certainly not young ones, but subconsciously, in entering the profession, we must believe that ministering to others will heal our woundedness. And it can. but it can also deepen the wound. ↗

— Abraham Verghese

#death

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#wisdom #life

There was a time when I thought I was doing a good thing with good guys for a good cause. Looking back, I think I really wanted to be a warrior. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#back #cause #doing #good #good cause

No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth ↗

— Aesop

#wisdom #life

My life sucks when I’m only half-aware of it. If I quit drinking and saw what it’s really like, I’d probably jump off a bridge. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#fallen-angel #life #love #life

I'm hungry for a juicy life. I lean out my window at night and I can taste it out there, just waiting for me. ↗

— Brigid Lowry

#life #night #rosie #taste #waiting

People drive everywhere in L.A., so you get very little human interaction... but N.Y. and Chicago are like London... L.A. lacks the social interaction. ↗

— Seal

#drive #everywhere #get #human #interaction

When your sad--like really sad--you only want to be with other people who are sad. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#life #sad #sadness #life

Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidence could be more receptive than facts that spoken with doubt. ↗

— Toba Beta

#doubt #facts #lies #life #receptive

I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while. We must all pass through the garden of Gethsemane. If Christ played with doubt, so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. ↗

— Yann Martel

#life