#motivational

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#pain #values #motivational

If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part? ↗

— K.J. Parker

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إن كثرة تفكيرنا في آلامنا تحيلها إلى واقع حتى وإن كانت وهماً وتضخّمها في أعيننا رغم ضآلتها أحياناً .. ألم تتساءل لماذا لا تموت القردة المصابة بمرض الإيدز بسرعة؟ الجواب هو لأنها لا تعلم بأنها مريضة ↗

— ياسر حارب

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المبدعون لا يُبهروننا فقط ولكنهم يمنحوننا الأمل ويُجددون الطاقات المكبوتة بداخلنا فَهُم الشموع التي تُبدد الظلام ولا تلعنه ↗

— ياسر حارب

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Uneori uit unde mă aflu şi zâmbesc aşa, fără motiv. Câteodată sunt vesel. Vesel de tot. Pentru că uit de mine. Mă pierd pe undeva, în vreun loc depărtat, cum ai uita o carte pe fereastră. ↗

— Marin Sorescu

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Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

#productivity #motivational

When somebody wins, the fighting will be over. ↗

— Lelouch Lamperouge

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Needs cause motivation. Deep-rooted desires for esteem, affection, belonging, achievement, self-actualization, power, and control motivate us to push for what we want and need in our lives. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#affection #desire #esteem #make-it-happen #motivation

Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times over. To hell with the pain. What's six minutes of pain compared to the pain they're going to feel for the next six months or six decades. You never forget your wins and losses in this sport. YOU NEVER FORGET. ↗

— Brad Alan Lewis

#rowing #sports #motivational

The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating. ↗

— André Gide

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