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Herman’s Hermits – years may come, years may go

Our choice is to create new memories in the present or keep old memories prolonged. How many old memories are your repeating and how many are you creating?

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Edward Everett Hale – only one

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”

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Andy Puddicombe – all it takes is 10 mindful minutes

In this TED talk Andy Puddicombe takes us through the thought process and importance of mindfulness. Puddicombe is a mindfulness and meditation expert who has trained as a Buddhist monk. In the talk he uses very simple ways to explain how we get caught up in our thoughts and the effects of this…

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Unknown – gain better

“Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you will gain something better.”

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Mahatma Gandhi – indomitable will

” Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

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African Proverb – go far

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

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Marcel Proust – voyage

“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

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Unknown – life goes on

You have to take the good with the bad, smile when you’re sad, love what you’ve got and remember what you had. Always forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes but never regret, people change, things go wrong, just remember, life goes on.

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Confucius – tools

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”

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Josh Billings – get there

“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.”

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Benjamin Disraeli – nurture your mind

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts.”

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Pyotr Uspensky – half awake

“When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.”

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