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"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both."

- Francois Auguste Rene Chateaubriand

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"As adults we choose our own reading material. Depending on our moods and needs we might read the newspaper, a blockbuster novel, an academic article, a women's magazine, a comic, a children's book, or the latest book that just about everyone is reading. No one chastises us for our choice. No one says, 'That's too short for you to read.' No one says, 'That's too easy for you, put it back.' No one says 'You couldn't read that if you tried -- it's much too difficult.'

Yet if we take a peek into classrooms, libraries, and bookshops we will notice that children's choices are often mocked, censured, and denied as valid by idiotic, interfering teachers, librarians, and parents. Choice is a personal matter that changes with experience, changes with mood, and changes with need. We should let it be. "

-Mem Fox
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Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don’t. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.

- Philip Andrew Adams

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Simplify

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The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

-Hans Hoffman

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A work in progress...

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Dost thou love life?
Then do not squander time,
for that is the stuff life is made of.

Benjamin Franklin

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When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

LaoTzu

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A two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

-Jerry Seinfield

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I think the word "child" could be traded for "two-year old."

Perfectly Imperfect

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Stop saving the best for later. Do and use good stuff now.

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The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

-William James

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You can have anything you want if you give up the belief that you can't have it.

-Dr. Robert Anthony

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If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.

-Thomas Edison

I'd like to be astounded.

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"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn."

~unknown

"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."

~Freidrich Neitzsche

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Act as if what you do makes a difference.
It does.

-William James

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Finding Light

Photography is simply finding light, it is no more complicated than that.

Carl E Nunn

Luck is when hard work meets opportunity.

-Chinese Fortune Cookie

"We're at a crucial point in history. The way we produce and cook our food is going to radically affect what the next generation grows up on."

Jamie Oliver

Great Advice

"Save pennies. Spend dollars."

Yes, please

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