Empire State of Mind

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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
— Mae West (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via amongthestars)
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Laughter is the shortest distance between two people
— Victor Borge
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The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours
— Alan Bennett (The History Boys: The Film) (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via amongthestars)
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I love you and it’s getting worse.
— Joseph Morris (via kari-shma)
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Do you want to know if your love for someone is true? If your friendship is genuine? Ask yourself: Do I influence this person to do what is right?
— The Love Test (A Love Worth Giving), Max Lucado (via startbreathing) (via livingforcinta) (via sab-rina) (via quote-book) (via amongthestars)
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Life perfect
Ain’t perfect
If you don’t know what the struggle’s for

Falling down ain’t falling down
If you don’t cry when you hit the floor

It’s called the past cause I’m getting past
And I ain’t noting like I was before
You ought to see me now…

— Alicia Keys / John Mayer ~ Lesson Learned
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(via fuckyeahhappy)

This is the absolute goddamned truth.

amongthestars:

(via fuckyeahhappy)

This is the absolute goddamned truth.

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The most important investments that you can make in life are those that you make in people
HJN - Owning the Culture of Heart
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The Key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002
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Happy moments, Praise God
Difficult moments, Seek God
Quiet moments, Worship God
Painful moments, Trust God
Every moment, Thank God
Rick Warren [via my good friend Flora Madrona]