Quotes of Mortimer Adler

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The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

- Mortimer Adler

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“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ Love touched her heart, and lo! It beats high, and burns with such brave hearts. ”

- Richard Crawshaw

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ Love thy neighbor — and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. ”

- Mae West

“ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ”

- Socrates

“ Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young. ”

- Mark Twain

“ She believed she could so she did. ”

- Unknown

“ The beautiful thing about love is that you just need to plant it once and nurture it and it shall bloom into blossoms that would cover the valleys. ”

- Hermann J. Steinherr

“ You can never plan the future by the past. ”

- Edmund Burke

“ If you don't run your own life, somebody else will. ”

- John Atkinson

“ Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you. ”

- Cynthia Hand

“ Tuhan kan nggak mungkin langsung sedekah ke orangorang, ya kalianlah sedekah duit kalau punya duit, sedekah ilmu, sedekah senyum. Masa sih kalau sudah gitu Tuhan gak bales cintamu? Tapi gak mungkin dia belaibelai langsung rambutmu, sentuh bibirmu. Maka Tuhan ciptakan “wakil”nya, yaitu pacarmu. Maka doalah, “Tuhan, semoga pacarku ini betulbetul orang yang kau pilihkan untukku. ”

- Sujiwo Tejo

“ If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present ”

- Lao tzu

“ To lovers out there… I have realized that even thou I can cook for myself . I can drive myself, and I can do lot of things for myself. It is always nice to be driven . I enjoyed food been coked by someone and its always nice when someone does the things for me. It is the same with Love. You can love yourself , but the best Love is when you get it from someone . When someone loves you back, even when you can love yourself. ”

- De philosopher DJ Kyos

“ Our children will be counted, and justice will be served. Our babies deserve a fair chance at life. We are our children’s groundbreakers; therefore, we cannot give up. We might run out of breath but we must have the willpower when moving forward to fight for our children’s voices to be heard. Bullying is not accepted ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ I constantly challenge my athletes with workouts that take them to the upper edge of their ability. Like Brett's, my philosophy is that your biggest competitor is yourself. I will never ask the impossible. But I will come close. Those who answer with courage and selfbelief instead of fear and doubt are the ones who realize their dreams. ”

- Siri Lindley

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ You are everything I never knew I always wanted. ”

- Fools Rush In

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

“ When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. ”

- Eric Thomas

“ Reading is life, Reading is knowledge, Reading Is Everything. ”

- Ezra Heft

“ Confidence is how we perceive the manifestation of truth in us. ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ I don't think you should wait. I think you should speak now. ”

- Taylor Swift