Top 40 Timber Hawkeye Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You never make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it, it’s no longer a mistake; it’s a choice.”

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2. “If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author, and every day you have the opportunity to write a new page. – Mark Houlahan.”

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3. “You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”

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4. “Apologizing doesn’t always mean that you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego. – Anonymous.”

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5. “If someone were to tell me that the sky is green, for example, and I believe it to be blue, I see no need to tell them that they are wrong, nor do I need to feel superior by making them inferior. I simply walk away from that experience with the newfound knowledge that to some people the sky looks green... and that’s okay.”

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6. “All the happiness in the world stems from wanting others to be happy, and all the suffering in the world stems from wanting the self to be happy. – Shantideva.”

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7. “Friends make time; acquaintances make excuses.”

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8. “Don’t believe everything you think!” is probably the best advice I’ve ever been given.”

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9. “The past will let go of you if you let go of the past.”

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10. “When you approach each moment with gratitude, not only will you stop experiencing life from a place of lack, you will experience abundance!”

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11. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. – The Buddha.”

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12. “Is peace merely the absence of war, or is it tranquility despite the conflict? Is happiness the absence of suffering, or is it contentment despite the imperfections?”

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13. “Tyler Durden said, “The things you own end up owning you. And it’s not until you lose everything that you are free to do anything!”

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14. “Don’t believe everything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself, give up the bad and embrace the good.”

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15. “My definition of God is a little unique, as it doesn’t conjure a white, bearded man in the sky who dispenses blessings for good behavior and condemns the bad. That’s because I don’t believe God does that; religion does.”

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16. “Just like water from the ocean won’t sink a boat unless the water gets inside the boat, the negativity of the world can’t bring me down unless I allow it to get inside.”

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17. “Our sensitive egos turn personal opinions into what we often mistakenly call “facts,” but they aren’t factual at all; just comforting.”

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18. “When in doubt, look at your actions and you’ll see your priorities.”

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19. “If we always do what we’ve always done, we will always be who we’ve always been. – Anonymous.”

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20. “Nobody can drive you crazy unless you give them the keys.”

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21. “I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I think I’m gonna go out there and make some more! – Anonymous.”

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22. “Only speak if it improves the silence.”

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23. “So go ahead, surround yourself with like-minded people for comfort and support, but don’t forget to honor those who push your buttons just as much if not more, for they’re the ones who provide the opportunity to grow and mature beyond having buttons that can be pushed.”

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24. “Our beliefs are merely stories in our minds that we ourselves wrote long ago. Knowing that, don’t you feel empowered to rewrite them if they no longer serve you?”

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25. “Habitually contemplate whether your thoughts stem from love or from fear. If your thoughts originate in love, then follow them. But if they originate from a place of fear, then dig deep to find the root of your fear. Only then will you be able to finally let go of it so that fear no longer limits your possibilities.”

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26. “Compassionately understand that everyone is on his or her own path and, furthermore, honor where everyone is on that journey at every moment. No fear, no hatred, bigotry or animosity, just deep understanding, empathy, love, and respect for all beings.”

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27. “Isn’t it refreshing to know that just because we’ve always been a certain way, it doesn’t mean we have to stay that way forever?”

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28. “Those who are afraid of never having enough, ultimately never have enough. And those who are grateful for what they already have, always live in abundance.”

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29. “We have a tremendous personal responsibility for the way our life has turned out, and an equally important role of steering it into the future. Although we constantly make decisions, we’re not always mindful of their far-reaching consequences.”

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30. “We cannot control what anyone else is up to; we can only be mindful of what we can each do individually, and do it well.”

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31. “Our beliefs are merely stories in our minds that we ourselves wrote long ago. Knowing that, don’t you feel empowered to rewrite them if they no longer serve you? Scan your mind for viruses called fears, anxieties, judgments, doubts, hatred and despair, and put a little note next to them that says “Outdated; no longer valid.” I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I think I’m gonna go out there and make some more! – Anonymous.”

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32. “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. – Douglas Adams.”

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33. “He began to describe the house to her on the flight over, and she immediately said, “I love it!” “But you haven’t even seen it yet,” he laughed, “just wait!” “It doesn’t matter!” Carol replied. “Happiness is something you choose ahead of time. How much I like the house has nothing to do with the exterior paint or the way you’ve arranged the furniture; it has everything to do with how I choose to look at it, and I have already decided to love it!”

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34. “Beyond right and wrong there is a field. I will meet you there!”

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35. “Never judge anyone for the choices that they make, and always remember that the opposite of what you know is also true. Every other person’s perspective on reality is as valid as your own, so no matter how certain you are that what you’re doing is the “right thing,” you must humbly accept the possibility that even someone doing the exact opposite might be doing the “right thing” as well.”

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36. “As the Dalai Lama says, “Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.”

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37. “Everything is subject to time, place, and circumstance. There are no “shoulds” in compassionate thinking!”

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38. “Life is an ongoing classroom in which everyone is our teacher, and every situation contains a lesson for us to learn. It is only by first being patient with myself that I can ever learn to be patient with others. I.”

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39. “We can’t just THINK ABOUT compassion and kindness; we must BE compassionate and kind.”

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40. “When you hate the hater, you become a hater.”

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41. “Our beliefs inevitably solidify to be the only truth and reality that we know, which puts a greater distance between us and anyone whose beliefs are different. This distance not only segregates us, it feeds our pride.”

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42. “I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on, I go into another room and read a good book. – Groucho Marx.”

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43. “A stranger is simply a friend you haven’t met yet.”

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