SPOKEN

THOUGHTS
A COLLECTION OF REALITY QUOTES
To Ajji for everything.
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QUOTES contains a collection of quotes written by the author, Tejaswini Rao. While every
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Tejaswini Rao
 You cannot gauge
the power of the wind
until you are blown away by it.
Sometimes you do not realize
that you already have
what you think you need.
 You cannot win the race
if you do not take part in it.
Do not cheat yourself
when it comes to food.
Overconfidence will eventually end up
killing your confidence.
There are times when you end up
exceeding your own limitations,
and that may surprise you.
Just remember that
you are capable of doing a lot
if you put your ultimate effort.
 It’s the content that matters,
not the fanciness of the content.
Even a person who strictly follows a
routine ends up breaking that routine
at some point of life.
Do not jump into conclusions before
conclusions jump into you.
 Every tiny contribution
helps towards a big change.
Different people believe
in different things,
but the one thing
you should always
believe in is yourself.
One failure will not determine
the rest of your life,
if you don’t allow it to.
The calmness after the storm
is as scary as the storm.
 Giving someone hope is a good thing.
But giving someone false hope is one of
the worst things you can do to them.
Whether you enter from the front door
or the back door, make sure to reach
your destination.
If it’s meant to break it will break.
But that doesn’t mean
that you can’t try to fix it.
The traffic signal may stop the car,
but the car moves on
to reach its destination.
 Pain helps your buried
determination to rise above.
If you have something under
your control today,
it doesn’t mean that
it stays under your
control tomorrow.
 The feeble air blown
from a person’s mouth
can extinguish a candle that has
the power to light the whole room.
If you are doing something that
you absolutely do not like,
then you are insulting time
by wasting it.
Sometimes all that a person needs
is a little bit of encouragement.
And it costs nothing.
A tree can grow even if it is cut down.
So can people.
Good academic marks’
is not a barometer
to measure intelligence.
Better things are yet to come.
That also means that you
have to be grateful
for what you have today.
Front stabbing is becoming
a common trend these days.
Room for improvement always exists.
But the size of the room depends on
how much you are willing to improve.
The calmness of still water
can be disturbed with an
additional drop of water too.
Some scars are meant to be hidden,
and some scars are not.
There are situations where
you have to give up in order
to become a better person.
You need to have at least one hobby
because it helps you
in rescuing yourself.
 Why should the sky be the limit
when there is so much beyond the sky?
 Do not think too much about the
things that effect your mental peace.
It may seem pointless right now,
but there will come a time
when you will understand
the point of it.
It is not wise to link
maturity with age.
The earth always welcomes the rain,
no matter how strong
or weak the rain is.
 Alternatives always exist.
But are they better than the original?
 Luck is a mystery.
Not everyone knows what it is,
but everyone
wants it on their side.
Plants and trees dance because of the
wind.
Whether they like it or not.
It is good to remember stories.
But sometimes it is best
if some stories are left buried.
Nothing is easy at the beginning;
it can become easier
at a later stage of life
if you set your mind to it.
Similar and same are different.
 The sun is boiling and is bright.
The moon reflects the light of the sun.
Both shine in their own way.
Everyone is fighting their own battles.
But many fail to notice
that along with their own battles
people act as soldiers
in others battle too.
If they really need your help,
they will call you.
There is no need
to go behind them always.
There will be some place on earth
that calms you down.
Just remember to visit that place
once in a while.
Sometimes obstacles are thrown
at you as a form of test.
You can dodge it, catch it or catch
and throw it back.
Over intelligence will end up
turning against you.
It is easy to get misguided in this world.
Just remember to trust your gut feeling
always.
 At the same point of time
there exists someone who
wants rain and someone who
wishes for no rain.
An individual should win by himself,
not by taking someone else’s name.
 Your imagination can be
your greatest strength
and your greatest weakness too.
Help keeps visiting you from various
sources.
You just have to open your mind to
realise it.
 People change.
Just because you have not met them
for many years,
does not mean that they stayed the
same.
Open your eyes to see the world.
Close your eyes to see your world.
If you want to jump in the ocean,
you should be ready to get wet.
The satisfaction that you get when you
help someone expecting nothing in
return
and help someone expecting
something in return is totally different.
 You have to go out in order to
understand how the world operates.
Don’t forget that something you do may
end up having an impact on others too.
If it is easy for you that does not mean
that it is easy for everyone around you.
 People’s words are just words.
There is no guarantee that they will
stick to it.
 Because of jealousy people end up
overcomplicating things for themselves.
 There is no point in having regrets.
You just have to keep the lesson you
learnt from the incident in your mind.
Pick yourself up and keep moving on.
There is no point in washing your hands
with dirty water.
There is a reason for everything.
Sometimes you may know it.
But most of the times you won’t.
 You can stop for a while, but you
cannot stay at the same place forever.
 You get better every time you train.
You get stronger every time you train.
When you test your results, you keep
seeing improvements.
 All questions have answers.
It is up to you to decide which is right
and which is not.
Just go with the flow of life until you
decide to row your boat in your own
direction.
 Every person’s face is a mask,
concealing things that probably should
not be concealed.
You may screw things up sometimes,
but that’s okay because you can fix it.
Fire can be extinguished in multiple
ways.
Do not try to mingle in a place where
you don’t belong to.
Everything that everyone does is just
for survival.
Sometimes it is good to be at the back
because you can analyse whoever is in
front of you.
You can climb up the highest mountain,
but it is no use if you don’t know how
to climb down.
You can’t keep pleasing everyone you
meet.
And there is no rule that’s says so too.
So just relax and be yourself.
The moon can play hide and seek with
humans, even though there’s nowhere
to hide in space.
The more you overstrain yourself now,
the more rest you will need to take in
the future.
Doing the right thing the wrong way is
not right.
The right solutions can be found with
the help of a calm mind.
 Lies are layers.
When one layer is destroyed it ends up
exposing another layer.
Survivors are filled with experiences.
People will even accept poison if it’s
free.
 The sky cries when it wants to.
But that doesn’t mean that it is weak.
When you are in a battle, using a sword
that is not sharp will have a huge
impact on your victory.
Doing things that makes you feel alive
is a must.
Just remember that there are people
who will help you, but not with the
intention of actually helping you.
People can move mountains only if they
decide to do so.
It is easy to focus but difficult to
maintain your focus.
Never let your own thoughts
cloud your own thoughts.
It is easy to get attached to things and
difficult to get detached from things.
Some decisions can be made with ease,
while some decisions need time.
Deciding something with haste
will eventually result in regret.
Follow your soul
and set your goal.
Running away from your problems isn’t
good.
Because the problems keep running
behind you and will eventually catch up
to you when you least expect it.
Realising that you made a mistake
is different from
accepting your mistake.
Everyone is surrounded by betrayals.
The sad thing is that
it is called a betrayal only
when the person realises it.
If you have the right contacts, you can
do whatever you want.
Endings exist in order to give rise to
beginnings.
 I thank my parents for their infinite support.
Thanks to all my friends who have always supported
my writing and encouraged me to write more.
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