“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”
“One gets on better in life if one is not over modest.”
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“Life's not about feeling better, it's about getting the job done.”
Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story
“Life goes on. Get over it. You're still young. It'll get better. Blah, Blah, Blah”
Source: Marly's Ghost
Sam Harris, Taming the Mind http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/taming-the-mind (April 12, 2014)
2010s
Context: Your life doesn't get any better than your mind is: You might have wonderful friends, perfect health, a great career, and everything else you want, and you can still be miserable. The converse is also true: There are people who basically have nothing—who live in circumstances that you and I would do more or less anything to avoid—who are happier than we tend to be because of the character of their minds. Unfortunately, one glimpse of this truth is never enough. We have to be continually reminded of it.
“If a woman does not get love in her life, it is better for her to die.”
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Portrayal of Women in Premchands Stories A Critique
2005-09, Address at Stanford University (2005)
Context: Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don’t settle.
Source: My Point... And I Do Have One
