he knew about magic...

Alain Ducasse

marilyn monroe

so true...

Também temos saudade do que não existiu, e dói bastante. 

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

I’ve learned that...

I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. 

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. 

I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. 

I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. 

I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. 

I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. 

I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. 

I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou

"As Simple as a Blog"

José Cabral, O Alfaiate Lisboeta

Ao ouvi-lo, consigo perfeitamente perceber porque gosto tanto do trabalho dele. E consigo perceber que entendo o seu trabalho exactamente da forma como ele próprio o explica.

Coco Chanel

The crazy ones...

(visto aqui: Lisboa na ponta dos dedos)

Beautiful Words...

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.
Bob Marley

Actions & Words & Actions

You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that matter.

Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue 

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.

Maya Angelou

Dreams

There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, Yes, I’ve got dreams, of course I’ve got dreams. Then they put the box away and bring it out once in a while to look in it, and yep, they’re still there. These are great dreams, but they never even get out of the box. It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, How good or how bad am I? That’s where courage comes in.

Erma Louise Bombeck

Follow Your Heart

Lembrar-me que inevitavelmente terei que morrer é a mais importante ferramenta que eu alguma vez encontrei para me ajudar a fazer as grandes escolhas na vida. Porque praticamente tudo - todas as nossas expectativas externas, todo o nosso orgulho, todo o nosso medo do embaraço ou fracasso - todas estas coisas simplesmente caem em face da morte, deixando apenas aquilo que é realmente importante. Lembrares-te que mais cedo ou mais tarde vais morrer é a melhor forma que eu conheço de evitar a armadilha de que temos alguma coisa a perder. Nós já estamos nús. Não existe nenhuma razão para não seguirmos o nosso coração.
Steve Jobs

The best years of your life...

... are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

Albert Ellis

Happiness

Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.

Elizabeth Gilbert, em Eat, Pray, Love

Live

Quando se realiza o viver, pergunta-se: mas era só isto?

E a resposta é: não é só isto, é exactamente isto.

Clarice Lispector

Sou um chato. O homem insensato tenta adaptar o mundo a ele. Todo o progresso da ciência se deve ao homem insensato. Alguém, certo dia, deve ter falado “não concordo com a distância” e inventou a roda; “não concordo com o frio” e inventou o fogo. Ser assim não é fácil, significa ter uma azia permanente.
Nizan Guanes, publicitário brasileiro

about change

When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make them change if they don’t want to, just like when they do want to, you can’t stop them.
Andy Warhol

Mark Twain