i'm still in my funky mood.... i've been finding some quotes/poems and such... here they are.

Loneliness that eats the mind,

And barricades the heart.

Fear that stares with anxious eyes,

At the figures in the dark.

But when that darkness fades to naught

You'll come to realize,

That you were always something

In someone else's eyes.

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If you're falling off a cliff,
always try to fly...
you've got nothing to lose.

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Never Lose Hope

If you can look at the sunset and smile
then you can have hope

If you can find beauty
in the colors of a flower
then you still have hope

If you can find pleasure
in the movement of a butterfly
then you still have hope

If the smile of a child
can still warm your heart
then you still have hope

If you can see the good
in other people
then you still have hope

If the rain falling on a rooftop
can still lull you to sleep
then you still have hope

If the soft fur of a beloved pet
still feels pleasant under your fingertips
then you still have hope

If you meet new people with
a trace of excitement and optimism
then you still have hope

If you give people
the benefit of the doubt
then you still have hope

If you still offer your hand in friendship
to others that have touched your life
then you still have hope

If receiving an unexpected card or letter
still brings a pleasant surprise
then you still have hope

If the suffering of others
still fills you with pain and frustration
then you still have hope

If you refuse to let a friendship die
or accept that it must end
then you still have hope

If you look forward
to a time or place of quiet and reflection
then you still have hope

If you still watch love stories
or want the endings to be happy
then you still have hope

If you can look to the past and smile
then you still have hope

If, when faced with the bad,
when told everything is futile
And you can look up
and end the conversation with the phrase...
"yeah...but.."
then you still have hope

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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

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The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.

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So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

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Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.

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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.

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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

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What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

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If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

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You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

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Every step you take, is a step away from where you used to be.

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If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way.

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

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You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world.

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Live your life to the fullest, take every opportunity that arises because you'll have plenty of time to sleep when you are dead.

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May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.

Teach love to those who hate, and let that love embrace you as you go out into the world. May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and whose have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than the form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time each day to see beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgment of your accomplishments. May you always feel loved.

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What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

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Love is fire. But whether it's gonna warm your heart or burn your house down you can never tell.

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We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another.

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If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them.

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Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth is not beauty, beauty is not love.

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Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

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Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love.

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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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After all this is over, all that will really have mattered is how we treated each other.

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It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

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They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

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