MY QUOTE COLLECTION
VOLUME 1
By
Reena Yadav
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My Quote Collection: Volume 1
Copyright 2013 Reena Yadav
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Acknowledgement
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my father, Hematram Yadav, for providing me with an idea to collect and compile a book of quotes. I would also like to thank Vinod Ratti for always inspiring me to “write, write and write” and for suggesting I try my hand at writing non-fiction, a “quotable quotes” book. This idea and suggestion is now a reality. I hope readers would find the quotes in the first volume of my quote collection, inspirational and motivational, just as how these quotes have always lifted my spirits one way or another.
I would also like to thank my readers for the support in taking your time to read my books. It is truly appreciated. I hope you enjoy these quotes just as much as I enjoyed compiling them.
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You get up before dawn and go to sleep well past the setting sun. And often, you stay awake throughout the nights – waking to the cry of an infant or the whimper of a toddler with a bad dream or up watching for the teenager to return home. You, even though you are tired, wake in the morning and put a smile on your face and look at those little ones who kept you up through the night and whisper to them “I Love You”. It’s a love that isn’t dependent on sleep or looks or agendas. It’s a mother’s love
Anonymous
Kids don’t remember what you teach them. They remember what you are.
Jim Henson
No matter what has happened, something good is always around the corner and the sun will always shine again.
“I love you” means that I accept you for the person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and understand you and stand by your even though the worst of times. It means loving you in your bad mood, worst times or too tired to do the things I want you to do. It means loving you when you are down, not just when you are fun to be with. “I love you” means I know your deepest secrets and do not judge you for them, asking in return that you do not judge me for mine. It means that I care enough to fight for what we have and that I love you enough not to let go and walk away. So, if there are people out there whom you have not said, “I love you”, be it parents, siblings, friends and/or spouses, tell them now before it’s too late. The time is now!
Even at your best, someone will always have something negative to say. Pursue greatness anyway.
Once you realize your past is just a story, it has no power over you.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
Not everyone thinks the way you think, knows the things that you know, believes in the things you belief and act the way you do.
Life isn’t about waiting for your fate; it’s about creating your destiny.
If you are expecting the world to treat you fair just because you are fair, it’s like expecting a lion not to eat you because you are vegetarian.
There are so many things that can make us happy. Don’t focus too much on those things that make you sad.
I’m no one special, just a common person with common thoughts. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will eventually be forgotten. But, in one aspect, I have succeeded gloriously as anyone who has ever lived. I have loved with my heart and soul and for me that is enough.
No one can go back and start a new beginning, but, we can always start now to make a happy ending.
There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the pointless drama and the people who create it and surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and focus solely on the good. After all, life is to short to be anything but happy.
Doomsday predictions exist in all religions and civilizations throughout time immemorial, in ancient and modern history. However, these predictions are all based on God-fearing concepts. God-loving is the way. We are all His children. The sun would always set so that it may rise the next day, bright and sunny.
We live in a world that is getting warmer and people are becoming colder.
They say light travels faster than sound. “They”, obviously didn’t know that gossip travels faster than light and sound.
Keep smiling and life will get tired of upsetting you.
“Avoid a negative approach to life. Why gaze down at the sewers when there is loveliness all around us? One may find some fault in even the greatest masterpieces of art, music and literature. But, isn’t it better to enjoy their charm and glory?
Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Wanting to be a success is an aspiration. Doing something about success is perspiration.
Remind yourself that nobody built you the way you designed yourself.
If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no. If you don’t step forward, you will always be in the same place.
You are the sole custody of your life. Who are you are today is not what you have to be tomorrow. Embrace the possibility of transformation.
Leeza Gibbons
Whatever one aspires to be can be realized if one is rooted on a foundation of ethics, fair play and honesty.
Deborah Norville
You can’t be all things to all people, so don’t even try.
Rachel Ray
Accept each moment as if you had chosen it. That frees you from all negativity. Then, take action and do what you have to do.
Eckhart Tolle
Author and spiritual teacher
Most of our stress and suffering comes not from events, but from our thoughts. Reframe negative thoughts, stress subsides.
Martha Beck
Use romantic relationships to grow, not to lose yourself. Keep your priorities in order.
Tyra Banks
As women, we cannot afford to neglect ourselves.
Michelle Obama
Don’t wait for someone or something else to come along and provide you with happiness. Ultimately, if you are taking actions to enrich your own life and live it to the max, it’s best, both for yourself and those around you.
Heidi Klum
Host and Executive Producer, Project Runway
Supermodel and Entrepreneur
No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The pages of life belongs to you. Write a story that makes you happy and proud. And, someday, somewhere, a little wonderful girl will read it and say, “I want to be just like her.”
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
Quality is something you should strive for in every decision, every day.
Martha Stewart
Be kind to everyone. You’d be surprised how much people appreciate and remember even small thoughtful actions, and how it gets repaid to you.
Heidi Klum
Host and Executive Producer, Project Runway
Supermodel and Entrepreneur
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of str
ength.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Embrace diversity. Reject prejudices of all sorts and help close the gals of justice and opportunity that still divide our nation and the world.
Condoleezza Rice
Never be afraid to admit if you don’t know something, but always be willing to seek out the answer. A failure only counts if you let it.
Christine Todd Whitman
Former Governor of New Jersey
Do well for yourselves, but also consider doing good for your community and our world.
Christiane Amanpour
CNN Chief International Correspondent
The more you are able to understand and appreciate someone else’s perspective, the more dimension, depth and texture you ultimately add to your own.
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
It doesn’t matter whether you are a CEP or a waitress - the question is whether you are true to yourself, are you improving the quality of life of those you meet and work with, are you a force for good in a world of desperate need?
Her Majesty Queen Noor
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore, not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Helen Keller
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Disclaimer
While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate and up to date, the author makes no warranty, representation or undertaking, whether express or implied, nor does it assume legal liability, whether direct or indirect, or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of information provided herein. This quote collection is provided as is. I strive for accuracy but cannot be held responsible for any errors in quotations or incorrect attributions. Some quotations may include content considered inappropriate and I take no responsibility for filtering based on any standards of morality, religion or politics. These quotes are not a full indication of my ideas and beliefs.
About the Author
Reena Yadav is a freelance writer and eBook author who is currently working as an editorial operations associate at a multi-national company. Her hobbies include writing, reading, listening to music and travelling. She loves to explore historical sites and loves beaches. She is in the midst of writing her first eBook novel. She lives with her husband in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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