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> [“Your mind is the canvas upon which you are the artist. What will you paint on your canvas today? Will you draw a stick figure or create a masterpiece...?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/your-mind-is-the-canvas-upon-which-you-are-the-artist-what-will-you/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

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## More by James A. Murphy

> [“Falling in love is easy. Fools fall in love all the time. Staying in love is the test of time and the gift you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/falling-in-love-is-easy-fools-fall-in-love-all-the-time-staying-in/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. Everything is fascinating and holds their attention as they explore their new surroundings. Adults however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/kids-are-naturally-curious-about-the-world-around-them-everything-is/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“No matter how great you ‘think’ you are or how successful you've become. Never forget those who have lifted you up. Never forget life's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/no-matter-how-great-you-think-you-are-or-how-successful-you-ve-become/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Life doesn't get easier, you do…!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/life-doesn-t-get-easier-you-do/)

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> [“If you walk 100 miles into the life you don't want. Often, you must walk those same 100 miles to get out of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/if-you-walk-100-miles-into-the-life-you-don-t-want-often-you-must/)

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> [“No one ever said your life would be easy. The nature of being human makes life for all of us a challenge. The most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/no-one-ever-said-your-life-would-be-easy-the-nature-of-being-human/)

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> [“Advice is the easiest thing to give and often the hardest thing to receive. When you need it, and others are willing to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/advice-is-the-easiest-thing-to-give-and-often-the-hardest-thing-to/)

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> [“Faith is about going through hell, coming out with some scars, and becoming a wiser person from the lessons you’ve learned along the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/faith-is-about-going-through-hell-coming-out-with-some-scars-and/)

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> [“Have you ever noticed how we often live on the surface of our lives? Each day is like the previous day. Time passes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/have-you-ever-noticed-how-we-often-live-on-the-surface-of-our-lives/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Always do your best to be yourself. Learn to listen to your inner-voice. This is your true authenticity; this is who you really are.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/always-do-your-best-to-be-yourself-learn-to-listen-to-your-inner/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Be yourself, because really, who else can you be...?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/be-yourself-because-really-who-else-can-you-be/)

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> [“Every challenge in your life works out in the long run. If you can adopt this mindset, you’ll face your challenges with the knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/every-challenge-in-your-life-works-out-in-the-long-run-if-you-can/)

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> [“It's not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It's that most people do what they enjoy most on those two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/it-s-not-that-we-spend-five-days-looking-forward-to-just-two-it-s/)

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> [“Isn't it amazing that we’ll cause ourselves more pain by thinking about, and avoiding something we’re afraid of, or something we know we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/isn-t-it-amazing-that-we-ll-cause-ourselves-more-pain-by-thinking/)

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> [“I'm one day closer…!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/i-m-one-day-closer/)

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