for living from Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist'
1. The universe conspires to help you
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
2. What goes around, comes around
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."
3. It's all about how far you can go
"Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all, or by having everything happen at once."
4. You time starts now
"One day, you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted to do. Do it now."
5. Experience is important
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."
6. Never lie to yourself
"If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule - Never lie to yourself!"
7. Self-discovery is the biggest discovery
"The act of discovering who we are, will force us to accept that we can go further than we think."
8. You have to get up after a fall
"The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."
9. Don't explain. Noone listen's anyway
"Don't waste your time with explanations. People only hear what they want to hear."
10. Face your fears and overcome them
"Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart."
11. Your fate is in your hands
"At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."
12. There's no fear except the fear of failure
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."
13. A mistake can become a decision
"When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision."
14. Believe in yourself
"People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of."
15. I have a dream
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true, that makes life interesting."
(I got this from my meditation from The Speaking Tree)