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"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive".-Jack London
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."-Teddy Roosevelt
"It is better to live one day as a lion than a thousand days as a lamb.".-Roman proverb/Benito Mussolini (it is unclear where the quote originally came from)
"We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable."-Sir Roger Bannister
Also, a couple of inspirational books I have recently read-
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl-Survivor of Nazi concentration camp writes about how to find meaning in life and inspiration even in very difficult circumstances- Listed by Library of Congress survey as 1 of the 10 most influential books in the USA
Soraya: A Life of Music, A Legacy of Hope- international and bilingual pop star in the 90's and 00's who passed away from breast cancer at a very young age who wrote her autobiography describing her music career, her battle with breast cancer (and how it ran in her family-her mom and aunt had it as well) and how she tried to educate others for early detection of the disease.
If you can not find a copy of either book a your local library, you can get a used copy of either book off Amazon for less than 10$.
Have a happy 4th of July weekend everyone!
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