“The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.”~Tina Turner American-born Swiss singer and actress Tina Turner was born on this day in 1939.
“The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.”~Tina Turner American-born Swiss singer and actress Tina Turner was born on this day in 1939.
“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?”~George Eliot English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and writer George Eliot was born on this day in 1850.
“There is no true life. Your true life is the one you end up with, whatever it may be. You just do the best you can with what you've got.”~Anne Tyler American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic Anne Tyler was born on this day in 1941.
“A single action can cause a life to veer off in a direction it was never meant to go.”~Anita Shreve American writer Anita Shreve was born on this day in 1946.
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”~Mary Oliver American poet Mary Oliver was born on this day in 1935.
“Seize the day. Make your life extraordinary.”~Robin Williams American actor and comedian Robin Williams was born on this day in 1951.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”~Wayne Dyer American self-help and spiritual author, and motivational speaker Wayne Dyer was born on this day in 1940.
“I find that once you start helping others, it makes you feel better about yourself. It helps you figure out what you want to do with your own life.~Lance Bass American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer Lance Bass was born on this day in 1979.
“The best thing you can learn from the worst times of your life is that it always gets better. It may take a month, a year, a decade, but it will get better if you leave yourself open to it.”~Janis Ian American singer-songwriter Janis Ian was born on this day in 1951.
“There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been—but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.”~Emmylou Harris American singer, songwriter, and musician Emmylou Harris was born on this day in 1947.
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