{"author":"Balroop Singh","author_id":"Balroop+Singh","total_quotes":72,"quotes":[{"text":"Opportunities are like drops of rain…you have to welcome them, harvest them and make them turn around. If you carry an umbrella all the time, you will miss the fun of soaking in their grandeur. They make you the person you would like to be, one day!","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["opportunities"],"id":4837,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"Nostalgia is a lane of calm comfort, charming even a complacent heart!","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["comfort","memories","nostalgia"],"id":8906,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"True love is a mirage… it does exist. We do get enamored and infatuated by it but we have to keep following it till eternity.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["eternity","love","mirage","true-love"],"id":11309,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["hypocrisy","people","self-esteem","sycophancy"],"id":16865,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"Love is a natural instinct that grows if it is nurtured. It evolves itself but withers if it is not watered with affection, care, respect and kindness.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["affection","emotion","love","passion"],"id":18739,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"When you meet joyEven in that momentary experience, This ephemeral emotion unravelsAll those colors of contentmentWhich sparkle from within.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["contentment","emotions","joy"],"id":43892,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"Dreams get shattered, hopes are belied, aspirations delude and opportunities elude us. Clouds have the power to conceal the sunshine and our radiance fails to ignite positive thoughts unless we embellish our thoughts and emotions, which can be trained to veer into a positive direction.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["emotions","personal-development","positive-thinking","positivity"],"id":48417,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"Self-love is often equated with self-esteem but when it makes you blind to your own faults and gives you an inflated ego, it is time to introspect.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["ego","self-esteem","self-love"],"id":52086,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"A good book is like a stream, with which we can flow slowly, playfully, it lets us savor the joy of weaving the magic of lovely thoughts, revealing the secrets of life with beautiful words.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["books","joy","thoughts"],"id":52909,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"},{"text":"Good lyrics always drown me with them till they cease to flow.","author":"Balroop Singh","tags":["emotions","lyrics","music"],"id":61421,"author_id":"Balroop+Singh"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":72,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}