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"Looking at your friend and laughing because you know what they're thinking." Unknown

"Looking at your friend and laughing because you know what they're thinking." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 1, 2022

Nurture Yourself with Good Habits

To better achieve our new-year goals, forming good habits is a great start. (Oh yes, happy 2022, dear friends 😊) In this well-researched post, @wandersick shares with us how to improve the relationship with ourselves through understanding habits. https://t.co/TibnDHcjD8 — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 31, 2021

"Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite." Andrew Grove

"Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite." Andrew Grove — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 31, 2021

"You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user." Tim Cook

"You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 30, 2021

"I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds." Laurie Helgoe

"I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds." Laurie Helgoe — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 30, 2021

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas Edison

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Thomas Edison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 29, 2021

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." Joseph Heller

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." Joseph Heller — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 28, 2021

"There's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful." Shia LaBeouf

"There's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful." Shia LaBeouf — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 27, 2021

"You want to strive for freedom and not comfort. You don’t want to do things that are comfortable. If every day you’re not doing something that scares you, you’re not growing." Dan Lok

"You want to strive for freedom and not comfort. You don’t want to do things that are comfortable. If every day you’re not doing something that scares you, you’re not growing." Dan Lok — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 26, 2021

"'Silent people have the loudest minds.' And that's why I can't sleep." Unknown

"'Silent people have the loudest minds.' And that's why I can't sleep." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 25, 2021

"The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation." Lord Chesterfield

"The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 24, 2021

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." Unknown

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 23, 2021

"The first: limit the rules. The second: use the least force necessary to enforce those rules." Jordan Peterson

"The first: limit the rules. The second: use the least force necessary to enforce those rules." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 23, 2021

"If you want me to only do things for ROI reasons then you should get out of this stock." Tim Cook

"If you want me to only do things for ROI reasons then you should get out of this stock." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 22, 2021

"Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we." Jean Rostand

"Stupidity, outrage, vanity, cruelty, iniquity, bad faith, falsehood - we fail to see the whole array when it is facing in the same direction as we." Jean Rostand — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 21, 2021

"Focus on being productive instead of busy." Tim Gerriss

"Focus on being productive instead of busy." Tim Gerriss — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 20, 2021

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 19, 2021

"When life gives you lemons, throw them through life's window and run away." Unknown

"When life gives you lemons, throw them through life's window and run away." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 18, 2021

"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 17, 2021

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." Alexander Graham Bell

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." Alexander Graham Bell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 16, 2021

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain

"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 16, 2021

"If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you." Lord Chesterfield

"If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 15, 2021

"Wear your failures as a badge of honor." Sundar Pichai

"Wear your failures as a badge of honor." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 14, 2021

"If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors." Elizabeth Grace Saunders

"If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors." Elizabeth Grace Saunders — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 13, 2021

"We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict." James Douglas Morrison

"We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict." James Douglas Morrison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 12, 2021

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 12, 2021

"Dear pimples, if you're going to live on my face, I need to see some rent." Unknown

"Dear pimples, if you're going to live on my face, I need to see some rent." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 6, 2021

"Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade." Tony Robbins

"Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade." Tony Robbins — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 5, 2021

"We try to continually push ourselves to do more and more, not just on the hardware side but also in terms of developers' tools so they can take advantage of the hardware that's there, in the best way." Tim Cook

"We try to continually push ourselves to do more and more, not just on the hardware side but also in terms of developers' tools so they can take advantage of the hardware that's there, in the best way." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 4, 2021

"One of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity." Jordan Peterson

"One of the problems with being relatively wealthy if you are a parent is that you cannot provide your children with necessity." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 3, 2021

"Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason." Lord Chesterfield

"Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 2, 2021

"Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all." Peter Drucker

"Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all." Peter Drucker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 2, 2021