“I spent my young adult years postponing many of the small things that I knew would make me happy…I was fortunate enough to realize that I would never have the time unless I made the time. And then the rest of my life began.” ― Chris Peterson
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“My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” ― Mizuta Masahide (17th century Japanese poet and samurai)
“If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.” ― Shane Koyczan
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” ― Margaret Thatcher
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” ― Nelson Mandela
“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) clergyman and social reformer
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you somebody else is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting.” e. e. cummings (1894-1962), poet, essayist, and playwright
“Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.” –E.B. White
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors. –Oscar de la Renta
Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You’re closer to God’s heart in a garden than any place else on earth. –Dorothy Frances Gurney
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Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of them. You’re always learning. –Helen Mirren
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“We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.” – Caroline Sheridan Norton
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse
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“Putting in effort is like sowing seeds. Initially nothing appears to be happening. But one day, you will stand back and gaze at the amazing life you’ve created.”
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