“A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise… Because that is how life is — full of surprises.

There must be a way for man to attain all possible pleasures, all the powers and knowledge that nature can grant him, and still serve God — a God who speaks in deeds, not in words, and whose vocabulary is the Cosmos.

We must believe in free will — we have no choice.

The storyteller and poet of our time, as in any other time, must be an entertainer of the spirit in the full sense of the word, not just a preacher of social or political ideals. There is no paradise for bored readers and no excuse for tedious literature that does not intrigue the reader, uplift him, give him the joy and the escape that true art always grants.”
– Isaac Bashevis Singer (Born November 21, 1902)

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“Fame is something which must be won; honor is something which must not be lost.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer

“I’ve always thought people write because they are not living properly.”
– Tom Stoppard

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“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”
– Dr. Carl Sagan

“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic act is also decent, and causes the place and the bystanders to shine.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.”
– Soren Kierkegaard

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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts…

This above all — to thine own self be true;
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Time’s glory is to command contending kings,
To unmask falsehood, and bring truth to light.”
– William Shakespeare

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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hamlet

“I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

We live in a troubled world, and the United States and China, as two great nations, share a special responsibility to help reduce the risks of war. We both agree that there can be only one sane policy to preserve our precious civilization in this modern age: A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. And no matter how great the obstacles may seem, we must never stop our efforts to reduce the weapons of war. We must never stop at all until we see the day when nuclear arms have been banished from the face of this Earth.”
– Ronald Reagan

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“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

It’s wonderful to be alive and to walk on earth.

You are a miracle, and everything you touch could be a miracle.

Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. If we really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile? Our smile affirms our awareness and determination to live in peace and joy. The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.

Peace is every step.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Y E S

Give wings to things around you so they can fly.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

I trust in the human wisdom. We are incredibly intelligent beings. So we might know something without thinking that we know.

Don’t ever give up on life. Life can be so beautiful, especially after you’ve spent a lot of time with it.”
– Yoko Ono

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