Do not fear the fire within you, burning brighter than any star it attracts only those whose flame feeds off the very air that you breathe. Let passion be the inferno that engulfs your soul.
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Related Growth is ugly, it's hideous, it's all the things we don't like but my god, once you walk through th... NIKKI ROWE It is in your heart. It appears in your soul. It engulfs you with a fiery; that is passion DEBBIE NICHOLSON Passion is the fire that lights your way. Let passion burns your weakness to ashes and ignite your s... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY Will has always been the brighter burning star, the one to catch attention — but Jem is a steady f... CASSANDRA CLARE Do not let any of them tell you who you are. You are the flame that cannot be put out. You are the s... CASSANDRA CLARE Do what you love & do it with passion . Passion is the fire that lights your way. DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Fear can be good, Laia. It can keep you alive. But don't let it control you. Don't let it sow doubts... SABAA TAHIR Breathe in, breathe out. Without the fire, the phoenix never rises from the ashes. Let the fire scor... FORREST CURRAN There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it. BASITH Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul. If either you... KAHLIL GIBRAN There is no such thing as fear until you allow it to enter your heart. If I told you what really hap... SUZY KASSEM Those things that are not within your control can often be the very things that set you free. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR There are people who are trying to make the world darker and there are people who are trying to make... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN I want to fill every part of you, breathe the air from your lungs and leave my handprints on your so... LISA KLEYPAS Deep down, I don’t believe it takes any special talent for a person to lift himself off the ground... PAUL AUSTER In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the n... AYN RAND The fire that burns inside your soul, creates the light within your eyes... SHANE J VAN DER VELDE You do not have to unburden your soul for everyone; it will be enough if you do that for those you l... ALBERT CAMUS The pursuit of your passion will spark the flame of a happy soul. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are at its worst. In th... AYN RAND We shouldn’t deny ourselves the joyful, peaceful delight in continuing to look up at the glorious,... MISHI MCCOY I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into the flame of a fire... JIMMY CONNORS Inner strength from within make it worth coping the adversity & to let you know that your inner stre... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sur... OPRAH WINFREY You MUST do what you love. Sometimes your passion will be the only thing that keeps you motivated. FAYDRA D. FIELDS 28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems. JAMES C. DOBSON The thing you let Die within when you are Alive, will be carried with your Soul after Death. USHA COSMICO Whatever you are physically, male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy – all those things mat... CASSANDRA CLARE I had forgotten that God, or the world, or whatever carves the rules in stone, doesn't give you time... TANA FRENCH Do not let that game destroy your life. Get rid of it, get outside.. TREVON CLARK It is easy enough to be virtuous When nothing tempts you to stray; When without or within No voice o... ELLA WHEELER WILCOX I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into the flame of a fire... JIMMY CONNORS The flame of fire burns within. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning in your own. SOURCE UNKNOWN 6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break: 1. Stop stressing 2. Stop worrying 3. Give re... GERMANY KENT Focus on your work. Do what you're great at. Don't compare yourself to others and or waste time crit... GERMANY KENT Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good. IMAN Something good happens to you, and you let off a different energy that attracts other good things. CANDACE BUSHNELL i am the man whose soul feeds on pride MAYDEE YOUNGSTAR Your remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. Your sickness is from you, but you do not percei... MOOSA RAHAT You may kill a fire. And everything you know falls to dust and ash. Yet the remarkable treasure in t... AKILNATHAN LOGESWARAN Do not let anyone steer you off the path of your dreams, even if they call you a fool. Those who dis... WILLIAM BANDAK Stop living within the confines of how others define you! You weren't created to live their life; yo... STEVE MARABOLI Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe. GORAN PERSSON So don't be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known,... RAINER MARIA RILKE Beauty is the light within. Only when you see the light within yourself will others see it in you. F. JOHNSON Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life. JAMES C. DOBSON Let the spark in you catch fire and burn into the air, so that it may light up the sky. SAIM .A. CHEEDA if there is any worry in your mind, and if at that moment the words 'My Lord' comes to your lips, th... SWAMI SHARNANAND JI Those who flame up in anger against you; Satan gave them the fire to do so! Those who scratch your w... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Never forget that there is a soul within you, which loves you very much ,only because it's you. MUNIA KHAN Anger is brittle fire that consumes and breaks whatever it engulfs. TISH GRIER When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamor... SALLY KIRKLAND Give me the Love that leads the way The Faith that nothing can dismay The Hope no disappoi... AMY CARMICHAEL Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, t... AYN RAND Let me breathe You in, Let me taste the meaning of sublime; Let my soul mingle with You, NEELAM SAXENA CHANDRA Tis not what you crave that feeds your soul... Tis my sunshine right after the rain When m... MELISSA MOJO HUNTER Archangel Ariel's Message: "Never hesitate when that burning desire in your soul won't let your drea... KIMBERLY DAWN Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU Plan more than you can do, then do it. Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Hitch your wag... SOURCE UNKNOWN Find something you love to do, your passion. Try to become the best at it and let the world know tha... STEVEN MONACO If therefore you shall be remembered for what you did with what you had more than what you had, use ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Within a minute's time, the fire doors in that area of the ship totally isolated that part of the ve... BOB DICKINSON If the outside [our outside circumstances] has become spoilt so be it, don’t let the inside [our i... DADA BHAGWAN The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them. AFROJACK That deep longing that you keep dismissing as impractical, may be the very thing your soul is callin... RENAE A. SAUTER If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire. PITBULL You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yo... FRANCESCA ANNIS Please do not break your heart over the withering of a dream you once held, that never became yours!... C. JOYBELL C. Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafairing soul, if either your sa... KAHLIL GIBRAN Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is b... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Encouragement is a fire of flame. It refreshes the soul and revives the spirit. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Every success is within your reach, it is matter of belief & action. Do not allow it to make you fee... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. ALBERT SCHWEITZER Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. ALBERT SCHWEITZER You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat,... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward will be that you will eat,... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW May today be peace within. May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant... MOTHER THERESA Darkness is nothing but an opportunity to spread light JACKIE VIRAMONTEZ Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you l... MIKE TYSON Your mind and soul are the kings of your physique way more than any exercise you do. EVANGELINE LILLY To put to rest any doubts you might have… I’m jealous of every man who comes within ten feet of ... LISA KLEYPAS I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which exp... SōSEKI NATSUME Let's be honest, the physical attracts me first. Then if you get to know the man's mind and ... LANA TURNER When the fire is lighted within your soul, can't help it, but to burn. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within you, you always find yo... CAMILLE PISSARRO The deep breathe you just took to show that your problems are bigger than you, is the final breathe ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR You have that weird tension of puffiness in your face. If you have air in your lungs you're holding ... LAURIE MCLEOD Even after the dehadhyas (the belief that 'I am the body') has gone, people will say, "I saw you eat... DADA BHAGWAN The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The ... PATRICIA RIGGEN Eat off the palm of lifes hand for it feeds the soul STEVEN ESPINOSA Time is so important.'so spend time doing something that you love.' make the most of it and Let the ... NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO We’re all scared. Yes, all of us. I’m afraid every day. If I’m not afraid, I must n... RICHIE NORTON let the Fear of God be the boat to carry your soul across. SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB When you put your passion into your desire, when it becomes a fire that threatens to consume you unl... STEPHEN RICHARDS Nobel intentions have no real meaning to them if you don't do it solely for you. Do it to satisfy yo... KENDAL ROB If you’re creative, if you can think independently, if you can articulate passion, if you can over... HUGH MACLEOD Positive reinforcement is the Fuel that keeps the fire of passion & self-confidence burning long eno... WILLIAM PAISLEY Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign your... HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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ALISON SWEENEY I battled with my weight as a teenager, partly because there wasn't the information or conversat... ALISON SWEENEY I've met so many fans of daytime television who've watched the shows with their moms and gra... ALISON SWEENEY It's funny because I'm a sucker for glitz and glitter when it comes to clothes and nail poli... ALISON SWEENEY The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was showing my dog... ALISON SWEENEY I save my dreams and hopes for my kids. When I'm making a wish under a bridge or tunnel, it'... ALISON SWEENEY People think, 'Oh, I'm loving myself by sitting on this sofa for four hours.' Love yours... ALISON SWEENEY With reality TV, sometimes it's amazing chemistry and you get these gems that turn out to be eve... ALISON SWEENEY I wasn't eating the right kinds of calories. I didn't know about healthy carbs such as brown... ALISON SWEENEY I always cringe when people tell me they don't eat breakfast, as though that's a good thing.... ALISON SWEENEY Sunscreen is my number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 tip. I'm a fanatic, partially because I live in L.A. an... ALISON SWEENEY One of the things I like best about 'Biggest Loser' is being around people who are trying to... ALISON SWEENEY My husband and I have known each other since kindergarten. I had a crush on him in school, but we ne... ALISON SWEENEY We have lots of evidence that putting investments in early childhood education, even evidence from v... ALISON GOPNIK Because Bin Laden's culture doesn't permit the worship of images, they understand how powerf... ALISON JACKSON I do a lot of cardio. I think it's super important, especially for women. I don't have a tre... ALISON SWEENEY If parents are the fixed stars in the child's universe, the vaguely understood, distant but cons... ALISON GOPNIK What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice. ALISON GOPNIK I'm not satirical in a traditional way. What I do is more about creating caricatures and cartoon... ALISON JACKSON Honestly, my favorite kind of dancing is just lettin' loose. There's something great about t... ALISON BRIE I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but ... ALISON GOODMAN