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> [To interact means being among others, and taking others into account in a way, to act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-iyer/to-interact-means-being-among-others-and-taking-others-into-account/)

[Vijay Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-iyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/vijay-iyer-15503_mean_to-interact-means-being-among-others-and_1649572.jpg)

> [Being single means you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-single-means-you-re-taking-your-time-deciding-how-you-want-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/anonymous-1_being-single_being-single-means-you-re-taking-your-ti_160044.jpg)

> [If God takes something away from you it means he's taking it from your hands to give you something better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/if-god-takes-something-away-from-you-it-means-he-s-taking-it-from/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/anurag-prakash-ray-38_god_if-god-takes-something-away-from-you-it_198471.jpg)

> [Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/enlightenment-means-taking-full-responsibility-for-your-life/)

[William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/william-blake-397_buddhism_enlightenment-means-taking-full-responsi_1118168.jpg)

> [Being with a bunch of people who never take a day off means that you're not taking a day off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daveed-diggs/being-with-a-bunch-of-people-who-never-take-a-day-off-means-that-you/)

[Daveed Diggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daveed-diggs/)

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> [My taking pictures means I'm taking a series of pictures which become an essay and then get extended into a book. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-tice/my-taking-pictures-means-i-m-taking-a-series-of-pictures-which-become/)

[George A Tice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-tice/)

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> [Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave. It means we give up resistance to the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-beattie/letting-go-means-we-stop-trying-to-force-outcomes-and-make-people/)

[Melody Beattie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-beattie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/831/melody-beattie-1895_and-love_letting-go-means-we-stop-trying-to-force_496729.jpg)

> [Quitting, for me, means not giving up, but moving on; changing direction not because something doesn’t agree with you, but because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/quitting-for-me-means-not-giving-up-but-moving-on-changing-direction/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/pico-iyer-1252_agree_quitting-for-me-means-not-giving-up-but_402743.png)

> [ “Beastliness means taking that is unrightful \[of someone’s else right\], eating that is unrightful, thinking of accumulating things which is unrightful \[not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/beastliness-means-taking-that-is-unrightful-of-someone-s-else-right/)

[Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/dada-bhagwan-31_problem_beastliness-means-taking-that-is-unright_1910910.jpg)

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