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Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music.

Barbara Sher

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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
Author
Essayist
Motivational Speaker
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Detroit
Michigan
Every
Violins
Make
Violin
Things
Individuality
Love
Acceptance
Like
Single
Else
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Music

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Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.
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DO IT RIGHT, DO IT WRONG, BUT DO IT. Squeeze your eyes shut and jump. Because a wonderful thing happens then. Your focus shifts from yourself, your nervousness, and your imagined inadequacies to the task at hand.
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Happy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they're moving toward getting it.
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In the rush of daily living it's easy to forget all the remarkable people, real or fictional, who have been a part of your life. But if you just imagine they are near for a moment, you will realize that anyone who ever touched your heart is always with you, patiently waiting to emanate warmth and support whenever you remember to think of them.
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Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone's gift - yours and mine.
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When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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A good work is a partnership between you and nature... Nature will help you every step of the way.
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It's only too late if you don't start now.
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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We all need to learn a new language for love - a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other's uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support.
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Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.
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Real Dreams don't require you to abandon your family, quit your job, and move to Tahiti with your paintbrush. They just require that you search your soul for that deep dream you put aside-and go for it. And watch your life light up.
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What you're really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing.
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Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you're gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.
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