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“There was a barber and his wife. And he was beautiful. A proper artist with a knife but they transported him for life. And he was beautiful”
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“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“You must never doubt your ability to achieve anything, become anything, overcome anything and inspire everything.”
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“I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got.”
― Verliebt in die verrückte Welt: Betrachtungen, Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe
― Verliebt in die verrückte Welt: Betrachtungen, Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe
“Were I a Roman Catholic, perhaps I should on this occasion vow to build a chapel to some saint, but as I am not, if I were to vow at all, it should be to build a light-house.
[Letter to his wife, 17 July 1757, after narrowly avoiding a shipwreck; often misquoted as "Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."]”
― Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Volume 2
[Letter to his wife, 17 July 1757, after narrowly avoiding a shipwreck; often misquoted as "Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."]”
― Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Volume 2
Carlos’s 2024 Year in Books
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