365 Days of Awareness
Smile, Reflect, Meditate, Appreciate
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Friday, 30 August 2013
351/365 - Only Interpretations (Friedrich Nietzsche)
“There are no facts,
only interpretations.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Thursday, 29 August 2013
350/365 - Who lies to himself ( Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
“Above all, don't lie to yourself.
The man who lies to himself
and listens to his own lie
comes to a point
that he cannot distinguish
the truth within him,
or around him,
and so loses all respect for himsel
f and for others.
And having no respect
he ceases to love.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Brothers Karamazov
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
349/365 - A Revolutionary act (George Orwell)
“In a time of deceit
telling the truth
is a revolutionary act.”
George Orwell
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
348/365 - Truth does not change (Flannery O'Connor)
“The truth does not change
according to our ability to stomach it.”
Flannery O'Connor
Monday, 26 August 2013
347/365 - Dies for it (Oscar Wilde)
“A thing is not necessarily true
because a man dies for it.”
Oscar Wilde
Sunday, 25 August 2013
346/365 - I believe in everything (John Lennon)
“I believe in everything
until it's disproved.
So I believe in fairies,
the myths, dragons.
It all exists,
even if it's in your mind.
Who's to say that dreams
and nightmares
aren't as real as the here and now?”
John Lennon
Saturday, 24 August 2013
345/365 - Cease to Exist (Aldous Huxley)
“Facts do not cease to exist
because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley
Complete Essays 2, 1926-29
Friday, 23 August 2013
344/365 - Set you free (Gloria Steinem)
“The truth will set you free,
but first it will piss you off.”
Gloria Steinem
Thursday, 22 August 2013
343/365 - A Great Balancing Act (Dr. Seuss)
“So be sure when you step,
Step with care and great tact.
And remember that life's
A Great Balancing Act.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed)
Kid, you'll move mountains.”
Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
342/365 - I have to live it myself (Rick Riordan)
“If my life is going to mean anything,
I have to live it myself.”
Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
341/365 - You should expect it (Sarah Dessen)
“You should never be surprised
when someone treats you with respect,
you should expect it.”
Sarah Dessen
Keeping the Moon
Monday, 19 August 2013
340/365 - Beauty of their Dreams (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“The future
belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sunday, 18 August 2013
339/365 - Into Wisdom (Oprah Winfrey)
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
Oprah Winfrey
Saturday, 17 August 2013
338/365 - Stories never really end (Cornelia Funke)
“Stories never really end...
even if the books like to pretend they do.
Stories always go on.
They don't end on the last page,
any more than they begin on the first page.”
Cornelia Funke
Inkspell
Thursday, 15 August 2013
336/365 - The Truth (Arthur Conan Doyle)
“When you have eliminated
all which is impossible,
then whatever remains,
however improbable,
must be the truth.”
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
335/365 - Tomorrow is a new day (L.M. Montgomery)
“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow
is a new day
with no mistakes in it yet?”
L.M. Montgomery
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
334/365 - Every day of your life (Jonathan Swift)
“May you live every day of your life.”
Jonathan Swift
Monday, 12 August 2013
333/365 - Good Health and a Bad Memory (Ingrid Bergman)
“Happiness
is good health and a bad memory.”
Ingrid Bergman
Sunday, 11 August 2013
332/365 - For the happiness ( Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin)
“The discovery of a new dish
does more for the happiness
of the human race
than the discovery of a star.”
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Saturday, 10 August 2013
331/365 - To my acceptance (Michael J. Fox)
“My happiness
grows in direct proportion
to my acceptance,
and in inverse proportion
to my expectations.”
Michael J. Fox
Friday, 9 August 2013
330/365 - Number of Prayers (Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
“In the end,
the number of prayers we say
may contribute to our happiness,
but the number of prayers we answer
may be of even greater importance.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Thursday, 8 August 2013
329/365 - An acquired taste (Lemony Snicket)
“It is almost as if happiness
is an acquired taste,
like coconut cordial or ceviche,
to which you can eventually
become accustomed,
but despair is something surprising
each time you encounter it.”
Lemony Snicket
The End
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
328/365 - Two sons of the same earth (Albert Camus)
“Happiness and the absurd
are two sons of the same earth.
They are inseparable.”
Albert Camus
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
327/365 - Happiness is a choice (Aeschylus)
“Happiness is a choice
that requires effort at times.”
Aeschylus
Monday, 5 August 2013
326/365 - It isn't what you have (Dale Carnegie)
“It isn't what you have,
or who you are,
or where you are,
or what you are doing
that makes you happy or unhappy.
It is what you think about.”
Dale Carnegie
Sunday, 4 August 2013
325/365 - Money may not buy Happiness (Françoise Sagan)
“Money may not buy happiness,
but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus.”
Françoise Sagan
Saturday, 3 August 2013
324/365 - In the distance (James Oppenheim)
“The foolish man
seeks happiness in the distance.
The wise
grows it under his feet.”
James Oppenheim
Friday, 2 August 2013
323/365 - Brief time of happiness (Aristotle)
“One swallow does not make a summer,
neither does one fine day;
similarly one day or brief time of happiness
does not make a person entirely happy.”
Aristotle
The Nicomachean Ethics
Thursday, 1 August 2013
322/365 - Having few wants (Epictetus)
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions,
but in having few wants.”
Epictetus
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