These 14 carefully selected words of wisdom truly are some of the most powerful and wisest quotes ever written.

1. “Many people are passionate, but because of their limiting beliefs about who they are and what they can do, they never take actions that could make their dream a reality” – Anthony Robins.
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2. “True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” – Paul Sweeney.
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3. “The only way that we can live is if we grow. The only way we can grow is if we change. The only way we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we are exposed is if we throw ourselves into the open.” – C. Joybell.
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4. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” –Mary Engelbreit.
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5. “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernhard Shaw.
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6. “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” – Henry van Dyke
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7. “I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.”– Corazon Aquino
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8. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – Reinhold Niebuhr.
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9. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen Covey.
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10. “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” – Mother Theresa.
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11. “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” – Bil Keane.
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12. “Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is ” – Unknown.
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13. “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
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14. “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – Albert Einstein.