Words worth keeping

The quote collection.

Reminders for brave starts, creative days, and the moments when you need a little push.

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“Generosity is not a loan to repay or a debt to settle. It’s a gift to appreciate. You reciprocate a favor by paying it back. You honor an act of kindness by paying it forward.”

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“Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.”

“Don’t hope for a life without problems. There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for a life full of good problems.”

“Uncertainty is the root of all progress and all growth. As the old adage goes, the man who believes he knows everything learns nothing. We cannot learn anything without first not knowing something.”

“Always be reading. Go to the library. There’s magic in being surrounded by books. Get lost in the stacks. Read bibliographies. It’s not the book you start with, it’s the book that book leads you to.”

“A wonderful flaw about human beings is that we’re incapable of making perfect copies. Our failure to copy our heroes is where we discover where our own thing lives. That is how we evolve.”

“The minute you learn something, turn around and teach it to others. Share your reading list. Point to helpful reference materials.”

“All too often we try to push, pull, outline and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.”

“The growth of one blesses all. I am committed to grow in love. All that I touch, I leave in love. I move through this world consciously and creatively.”

“You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge.”