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Quotes From The Movie Peaceful Warrior

Here are some inspiring quotes from the movie Peaceful Warrior based on Dan Millman's book "Way of The Peaceful Warrior":

• "The first realization of a warrior is not knowing."

• "A warrior acts, a fool reacts."

• "Don’t pin your success on outcomes."

• "Every action has it's pleasure and it's price."

• "There is no starting or stopping - only doing."

• "Take out the trash from what's inside your head."

• "There's no greater purpose than service to others."

• "Make every move about the move — that one moment in time."

• "There is never nothing going on. There are no ordinary moments."

• "Some people live their whole lives without ever waking up.."

• "It is the journey that gives us happiness, not the destination."

• "Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all."

• "Where are you? Here. What time is it? Now. Who are you? This moment."

• "Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses."

• "Don’t fall into the trap — If only I had this, I’d be … If only … , I’d get to be happy."

• "The ones who are hardest to love are usually the ones who need it the most."

• "Knowledge is not the same as wisdom. Knowledge is knowing, Wisdom is doing."

• "A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does."

• "People are not their thoughts, they think they are, and it brings them all kinds of sadness."

• "There is no better, you will never be better. Same way you'll never be less than anybody else."

• "I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside."

• "Habit is the problem. All you need to do is be conscious about your choices and be responsible for your actions."

• "Every action has its price and its pleasure. Recognizing both sides a warrior becomes realistic and responsible for his actions."

• "A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability. That is the only true courage."

• "Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs."

• "If you don't get what you want, you suffer. And even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever."

• "When you feel fear. Use the sword, take it up here and cut the mind to ribbons, slash through all those regrets and fears, anything else that lives in past or the future"

• "Life has three aspects: Paradox, Humor, and Change.

1. Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste time figuring it out.
2. Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure
3. Change: Know that nothing stays the same."

Books and Reading Meme

1. What are you currently reading?

Life's Little Instruction Book.

2. What are you reading next?
Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom.

3. Fiction, Non-fiction?
I love to read both fiction and non-fiction books.

4. Hard copy or audio books?
I prefer hard copy than audio books.

5. Keep, throw away, or sell?
Keep as much as I can, but sometimes my friends borrowed them and never return it so I'll end up giving it to them.

6. Buy or borrow?
Buy. I don't have lots of friends where I can borrow books. I don't also visit library now a days.

7. Short story or novel?
Either. Though most of what I'm reading lately are novels. But I love short stories too specially in self-help books.

8. Series books or stand alone books?
No preference. I like both!

9. New or used?
New of course unless there's no way I can have a new copy. And if it is already used at least it looks like new.

10. Do you snack while you read?
Sometimes. I am just more cautious not to ruin my book.

11. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
I used to write on my textbooks when I'm still studying. But for my books now, It will horrify me for sure.

12. Do you ever smell books?
Of course! As if I can refrain smelling it when I'm browsing the pages. The smell of new books is nice.

13. Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read?
Any peace & quite place is the best. But since I don't usually got that place, anywhere & anytime as long as I like to read.

14. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open?
Bookmark or any object in hand I can used as bookmarks like cards or receipts. I lay the book flat open only if I'll get back to it in few minutes.

15. How do you organize your books?
In height, genre and authors.

16. Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point?
I can pick it up and put it down at any point.

17. Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time?
I usually read more than one in different genre. Like one fiction, self-help and some technical books. Depends on what I feel reading at the moment.

18. If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away?
No. Just read in context.

19. Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over?
None. I don't usually recommend books unless I know more about the person or If they specifically asked me.

20. Last book you finished reading?
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson.

21. Last book you bought?
The Lucky One By Nicholas Sparks which I bought few days ago for someone as a gift.