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"some dance to remember, some dance to forget"

–hotel california

[Reposted from wronia]

“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

“I like smooth shiny girls, hardboiled and loaded with sin.”

- Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but illusion of knowledge.”

-

Stephen Hawking 

“there are worse things than
being alone
but it often takes decades
to realize this
and most often
when you do
it’s too late
and there’s nothing worse
than
too late.”

- Charles Bukowski, “oh yes”
From war all the time: poems, 1981-1984

“If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.”

- Larry McMurtry, Some Can Whistle

““It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.””

-

Buddha

Dalai Lama's 18 Rules for Living:

 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

 3. Follow the three Rs:

        1. Respect for self

        2.  Respect for others

        3. Responsibility for all your actions.

 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of        luck.

 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

 6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

 7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

 8. Spend some time alone every day.

 9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be      able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t          bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other          exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

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“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.”

-

DH Lawrence

“The nature of our motivation determines the character of our work.”

-

Dalai Lama