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Life Quotes by Donald Miller

81 Life quotes by Donald Miller

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Each day is a page, each year a chapter, and life is a book you write yourself. He reminds us that meaning comes from the flow we feel, not from grand achievements, and that ordinary chores like mowing lawns are part of the story. He also notes that the best things in life are often free.

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The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life.

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“The reason stories have dramatic tension is because LIFE has dramatic tension.”

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The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: life is a story about me.

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“We were made to be distracted by life, by story.”

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Maybe life isn't meaningless...Maybe just YOUR life is meaningless

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“Work on your character and a good life will come to you.”

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Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.

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Your life is a blank page. You write on it.

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How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was…

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Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good…

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“Life isn't memorable enough to remember everything. It's not like there are explosions all the time, or dog smoking cigarettes.”

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It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple.

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Good writers show rather than tell. Stories are told in action. Life stories are no different.

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We don't need as much as we have. Hardly any of us need as much money as we have. It's true what…

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I think understanding your life as a story is a really terrific way of kind of knowing where you are and knowing…

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Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about?

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“What I'm saying is I think life is staggering and we're just used to it. We are all like spoiled children no…

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It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is…

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“My uncle told a great story with his life, but I think there was such a sadness at his funeral because his…

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And once you live a good story, you get a taste for a kind of meaning in life, and you can't go…

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Some people skip through life. Others are dragged through it. I sometimes wonder if we are moving through time, or whether time…

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I don't read a lot of inspirational books for life. But for writing, I think the two best books are The War…

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Life is a story. You and I are telling stories; they may suck, but we are telling stories. And we tell stories…

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Dying for something is easy because it is associated with glory. Living for something is the hard thing. Living for something extends…

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Here's the truth about telling stories with your life. It's going to sound like a great idea, and you're going to get…

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There is a time when every person who encounters Jesus, who believes Jesus is the Son of God, decides that they will…

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If the point of life is the same as the point of a story, the point of life is character transformation. If…

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“And that’s the first time I realized that the idea a character is what he does makes as much sense in life…

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But playing your music as loud as you want and coming home drunk aren't real life. Real life, it turns out, is…

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“For a moment sitting there above the city, i imagined life outside of narcissism. I wondered how beautiful it might be to…

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“If you think about it, we get robbed of the mystery of being alive. I think we get robbed of the glory…

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“Imagine how a man’s life would be if he trusted that he was loved by God. How could he interact with the…

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“I'll tell you how the sun rose A ribbon at a time... It's a living book, this life; it folds out in…

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“One of the best conversations I ever had with Betsy happened when I asked why she thought I was good for her.…

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“When I arrived home from Boston, I realized there were no pictures on my mantel. I set down my suitcase and walked…

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“Humans, as a species, are constantly, and in every way, comparing themselves to one another, which, given the brief nature of their…

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“..[My friend Marco said]. essentially, humans are alive for the purpose of journey, a kind of three-act structure. They are born and…

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Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

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“The same principles that make up a good story also make up a good life.”

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I think life is staggering and we're just too used to it.

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I am something of a recluse by nature. I am that cordless screwdriver that has to charge for twenty hours to earn ten minutes…

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Every day you live is a page. Every year, a chapter. Your life, a book. What is it about?

“And that’s the first time I realized that the idea a character is what he does makes as much sense in life as it…