{"quotes":[{"text":"If there is one thing I can pass on from my humbling experiences in life, thus far, I will tell you this, the next time someone tells you 'the absence of expectations is the absence of disappointment, do not listen. Have expectations. Keep them great. It'll be a very bumpy ride. You'll even get bruised, sometimes very badly. Sometimes, you'll come to an abrupt halt or even fall off your ride. But you'll grow. And if you do not grow, you do not live.","author":"Pandora Poikilos","tags":["inspirational-success-failure","relationships"],"id":10176,"author_id":"Pandora+Poikilos"},{"text":"You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights.","author":"Joe Frazier","tags":["daniel-woodrell","inspirational-success-failure","motivation","under-the-bright-lights","work-ethic","working-out"],"id":10329,"author_id":"Joe+Frazier"},{"text":"If you are using probability arguments wit yourself, you are saying: “I want to live a life like everybody else!” By definition, an exceptional life is a life of low probability.","author":"Derric Yuh Ndim","tags":["achievement","achievement","actions","believes","inspiration","inspirational-for-writers","inspirational-success-failure","personal-development","success-principles","thinking","unlocking-your-true-potential","values"],"id":14614,"author_id":"Derric+Yuh+Ndim"},{"text":"Each child is a new being, a potentialprophet, a new spiritual prince, a new spark of light.... Whoare we to decide that it is hopeless (impossible)?","author":"Derric Yuh Ndim","tags":["achievement","achievement","actions","believes","inspiration","inspirational-for-writers","inspirational-success-failure","personal-development","success-principles","thinking","unlocking-your-true-potential","values"],"id":14637,"author_id":"Derric+Yuh+Ndim"},{"text":"The more we dig this world, the more prisoners we become.","author":"El Ca'Sophia M","tags":["humor","inspirational","inspirational","inspirational","inspirational-success-failure","life-and-death","life-experience","life-lessons","life","motivational","motivational","philosophy-of-life"],"id":15493,"author_id":"El+Ca%27Sophia+M"},{"text":"We're all stuck between the realm of our desires, their possibilities and the realities of life.","author":"Huseyn Raza","tags":["desires","dreams","inspirational-success-failure","life-lessons","reality-of-life","regrets"],"id":40809,"author_id":"Huseyn+Raza"},{"text":"I know you like to be in control and you operate a lot from fear but you have to break the bounds of your past Nicole and rewrite the story you’ve been telling yourself based off of others experiences. You have to create your own experience, write your own story.","author":"Kathryn Perez","tags":["inspirational-life","inspirational-success-failure"],"id":42863,"author_id":"Kathryn+Perez"},{"text":"The best way to prepare for life is acombination of formal traditional education, reading, seminars,and workshops, coupled with experience as well as tapping into the knowledge of experienced people.","author":"Derric Yuh Ndim","tags":["achievement","achievement","actions","believes","entrepreneurship","entrepreneurship-training","inspiration","inspirational-for-writers","inspirational-success-failure","personal-development","success-principles","thinking","unlocking-your-true-potential","values"],"id":43825,"author_id":"Derric+Yuh+Ndim"},{"text":"Love every version of yourself, they help create your own unique version of extraordinary.","author":"Kaiden Blake","tags":["inspirational","inspirational-attitude","inspirational-life","inspirational","inspirational-success-failure","kaiden-blake","spirituality","spirituality-of-imperfection"],"id":50148,"author_id":"Kaiden+Blake"},{"text":"Climbing in the Spirit is accompanied by kneeling, and not by running; by surrender, and not by determination. Despair of self leads to utter desperation; but beyond these mists lies the sunshine of God's presence.","author":"V. Raymond Edman","tags":["inspirational","inspirational-success-failure","spiritual-growth"],"id":51444,"author_id":"V.+Raymond+Edman"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":86,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}