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title: "12 Shapes Life Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Shapes Life quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Shapes Life sayings and thoughts."
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> [Light shapes my life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-mckain/light-shapes-my-life/)

[Nigel McKain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-mckain/)

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> [“What we dwell on much with our mind sinks into our heart and shapes our life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/what-we-dwell-on-much-with-our-mind-sinks-into-our-heart-and-shapes/)

[Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/)

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> [The way you see your life shapes your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/the-way-you-see-your-life-shapes-your-life/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/nothing-shapes-your-life-more-than-the-commitments-you-choose-to-make/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [The sincerity with which you do things, that's what shapes your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-griffin/the-sincerity-with-which-you-do-things-that-s-what-shapes-your-life/)

[Blake Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-griffin/)

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> [Suffering shapes the life force, sometimes into anger, sometimes into blame and self-pity. Eventually it may show us the wisdom of embracing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-naomi-remen/suffering-shapes-the-life-force-sometimes-into-anger-sometimes-into/)

[Rachel Naomi Remen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-naomi-remen/)

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> [Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lowell/where-one-person-shapes-their-life-by-precept-and-example-there-are-a/)

[James Russell Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/james-russell-lowell-561_circumstances_where-one-person-shapes-their-life-by-pr_18330.png)

> [“It is not the small number of big decisions that we take but the large number of small decisions that we take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ratish-edwards/it-is-not-the-small-number-of-big-decisions-that-we-take-but-the/)

[Ratish Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ratish-edwards/)

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> [The Internet shapes my life and work so completely that I couldn't imagine living without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-formichetti/the-internet-shapes-my-life-and-work-so-completely-that-i-couldn-t/)

[Nicola Formichetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-formichetti/)

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> [Only what you believe and not necessarily the truth of your thoughts is what shapes your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/only-what-you-believe-and-not-necessarily-the-truth-of-your-thoughts/)

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

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> [You can find the money, you'll be okay, but the things that you choose to invest your energy in, that shapes your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-whitman/you-can-find-the-money-you-ll-be-okay-but-the-things-that-you-choose/)

[Mae Whitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-whitman/)

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> [“The way you SEE your life SHAPES your life. How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influence how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/the-way-you-see-your-life-shapes-your-life-how-you-define-life/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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