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If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page.

We all do things we desperately wish we could undo. Those regrets just become part of who we are, along with everything else. To spend time trying to change that, well, it’s like chasing clouds.

The world is a
dangerous place to live;
not because of the people
who are evil,
but because of the people
who don’t do anything
about it.

Smile. If you can’t smile, you can’t be gracious. You aren’t some dopey English butler. You are you.

I brandished my parasol at him like a rapier. ‘You, sir, are an abominable scalawag of a man, and I’ll be damned if I let you threaten me.’

Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and then I ask myself; is it worth it? And it just isn’t.

The real heroes anyway aren’t the people doing things; the real heroes are people NOTICING things, paying attention.

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all life has to offer, with passion, excitement and acceptance.

The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.