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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
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Isolation is the dream killer.
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And our dreams are who we are.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Every time you have to make a choice about anything, think Does this go toward or away from what I want? Always choose what goes toward what you want.
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Each destination you reach only opens out into wider horizons, new and undiscovered countries for you to explore.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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It's only too late if you don't start now.
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You don't need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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Sometimes life isn't about who you were or are, but it's about who you are becoming.
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A goal is the basic unit of life design.
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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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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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Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
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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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But who you are is not a concept in the sky, and it's not a record of you accomplishments either. The most original and creative side of you can re-emerge only when you get time of your own, free time, wide-open time, uncommitted time, time in which to go after dreams or do absolutely nothing if you choose. Without it you can't have a self.
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Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.
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Every time you worry that you could get trapped in some kind of work you don't care about, you're dealing with the problem of meaningfulness. I guarantee that in the back of your mind is the thought that somehow you have to make a contribution to something, be acknowledged, do something that matters-or you're just fooling around.
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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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What you're really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing.
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