Orison Swett Marden Quotes

Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you.

Orison Swett Marden

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LifeBeautyPowerGreatTimeBest

I was not a very good mother. I was always running out to do a movie or something. If I had to do it over, I would either have a career or children. I wouldn't do both unless I could work in my home. I spent 20 years feeling guilty, which is not a very nice emotion.

Joanne Woodward

WorkGoodMotherHomeChildrenNice

'Sex and the City' didn't change the show because it was an international sensation. They kept it in New York.

Jessica Williams

ChangeNew YorkCitySexNewShow

Government has no place telling you who to fall in love with and who to marry.

Jesse Ventura

LoveGovernmentYouFallPlaceWho

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

John McLaughlin

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Things aren't always the fairy tale that you thought they were.

Amy Klobuchar

ThoughtFairy TaleYouAlwaysFairy

I like to come to a tournament with a specific playlist that I can listen to before going on the court. I like five or 10 minutes just for myself.

Ana Ivanovic

MyselfI CanListenGoingComeJust

I'm still in love with what I do, with the idea of making things up, so hours when I write always feel like very blessed hours to me.

Stephen King

LoveMeBlessedFeelWriteAlways

I feel blessed to have had such a background, where animals, food raising, harvesting and canning were a natural part of life.

Trina Paulus

LifeFoodBlessedFeelAnimals

I'm very grateful to all the people of Fresno, to Philip Levine and all the poets before me, and all the farmworkers. I didn't get here by myself.

Juan Felipe Herrera

MyselfGratefulPeopleMeHereGet

There is absolutely no power in our human effort to live holy. It is only by His grace. And the result of receiving grace is we get better at living like Christ, which is something we all want, right?

Joyce Meyer

LivePowerEffortGraceBetterWant

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

Joseph Stalin

CourageArmyMoreSovietRetreat

In my early twenties, the whole experience of going on tour was like losing myself in this slightly wild environment.

Johnny Flynn

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