![]() ![]() “Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. “Whatever money you might have, self-worth really lies in finding out what you do best.” In fact, I think to stop people from fantasizing is a very destructive thing indeed.” “I don’t think there’s any harm at all in allowing a kid to fantasize. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.” From the actions stems the dream again and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.” “A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.” “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” There is no other land there is no other life but this.” Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” “Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.” “One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” “Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” “The most common way people give up power is by thinking they don’t have any.” “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” ![]() “If you want to have a life that is worth living, a life that expresses your deepest feelings and emotions and cares and dreams, you have to fight for it.” It will go anywhere, and it can do anything.” And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. “I have fallen in love with the imagination. “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” “That it will never come again is what makes life sweet.” “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” “The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.” We’ve gathered the following quotations from some of our favorite philosophers, poets and explorers to help inspire you to contemplate and take charge of your life this year. What better time than now? And what better way than with the words of great souls who have navigated this mysterious existence before us? We all have aspects of ourselves and our lives we want to change. And, while you’re at it, it couldn’t hurt to give yourself a little reminder that you’re not alone: we all face obstacles. Whether you’re hoping to travel the world, journey inward, start a family, save up, slim down or simply start fresh, this transitional time is a chance to make some powerful, positive, magical changes in your life. We’re turning over a new page in our own lives, and generally hitting the Reset button. This is why the winter season is all about making resolutions. We’re not just celebrating our latest journey around the sun or the changing calendar date we’re also honoring the opportunity to start something out fresh. Germans will pour molten lead into cold water and fireworks will soar towards the stars. Brazilians will fill up on lentils, Austrians will eat suckling pigs. As clocks all around this little blue dot strike their way to midnight in a few days’ time, various ceremonies will occur: strangers will kiss strangers on the lips, noise makers will toot and jingle.
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