6 Powerful Mary Oliver Quotes For Living A Life

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“You want to cry out aloud for your mistakes. But to tell you the truth the world doesn’t need any more of that sound.”- Mary Oliver

“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”- Mary Oliver

“I simply do not distinguish between work and play.”- Mary Oliver

“I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.”-

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“Listen. Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life.”- Mary Oliver

“What men build, in the name of security, is built of straw.”- Mary Oliver

Why Living Without A Dream Is Not Good For You

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Live with your dreams. Think about your dreams every day. Work hard and smart to make your dreams come true. Don’t just dream, but make it happen. Believe in your dreams. Don’t let people kill your dreams. If you want your dreams to come true, you must nurture them. You must feed them.

No matter how scary, always follow your dream. It is not enough to talk about your dream. You must work to make it happen. Dreaming is not enough. It is not enough. It is not good for you. It is not good for your family. It is not good for the world. It yields nothing. It brings nothing. It changes nothing. You must act. You must work.

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “To live without duties is obscene.” To live your life well is to pursue why you are here. If you don’t know what you want to do with yourself, ask great people who can help you. But remember, “No one can help you if you are not ready to help yourself.” If you want people to help you find your purpose, you must first help yourself. If not, no one can do it for you. P.T. Barnum said, “The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.” To make your dreams happen, you must decide to make things work.