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Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying: perhaps not today. In that sense, survivors don't defeat death, they come to terms with it.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

The blog is meant to be a bit of a side chapel - a place to slip into and still and encounter the glory of God - and come away again with a fresh sense that your life, right where you are, is a holy experience - that God dwells with you and in you, and where you are is holy ground, worthy of reverence and celebration and wonder.

The artist's work, it is sometimes said, is to celebrate. But really that is not so; it is to express wonder. And something terrible resides at the heart of wonder. Celebration is social, amenable. Wonder has a chaotic splendor.

The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.

The celebration... you cannot practice it or anything. It's a moment when the excitement of your goal make you react to the moment.

The blues is celebration, because when you take sorrow and turn it into music, you transform it.

The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.

The church is the bride of Christ. The kingdom will be the eternal celebration of the wedding of Christ and the church. We will enjoy rapturous celebration as the bride of Christ in the eternal kingdom.

The dumbing down of America is evident in the slow decay of substantive content, a kind of celebration of ignorance.

The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.

The food was so good that with each passing course, our conversation devolved further into fragmented celebrations of its deliciousness: 'I want this dragon carrot risotto to become a person so I can take it to Las Vegas and marry it.

The march is a way to get in celebration mode.

There's always been a celebration of what is that moment, whoever I am at that moment in my life. [It] is a very real way of looking at beauty.

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.

There really isn't a time to pause and have a celebration. I feel so serious about the whole thing.

There's always another right answer.

To me, life in its totality is good. And when you understand life in its totality, only then can you celebrate; otherwise not. Celebration means: whatsoever happens is irrelevant - I celebrate. Celebration is not conditional on certain things: 'When I am happy then I will celebrate,' or, 'When I am unhappy I will not celebrate.' No. Celebration is unconditional; I celebrate life. It brings unhappiness - good, I celebrate it. It brings happiness - good, I celebrate it. Celebration is my attitude, unconditional to what life brings.

There was celebration and happiness, hugs and kisses.

Time is a need of the miserable mind. Time is a creation of misery. If you are happy there is no time - time disappears.

Today is a day for sober and mature reflection, not glee. Mindless celebration is both spiritually inappropriate and politically naive.

The Round-Up is a wonderful community celebration, and I greatly enjoy the chance to visit with residents and see so many families enjoying the festivities offered throughout the week.

Transformation, liberation and celebration are the themes of all my novels.

We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration.

We have managed to make the celebration of diversity our mode of resistance.

When becoming disappears, all the smoke of becoming disappears, there is the flame of being, and that very flame is celebration.

What do we lose by another's good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination.

When you are so full that there is no emptiness in you, that you have started feeling the significance of the ordinary, day-to-day existence, when moment to moment you live totally, intensely, passionately, then God is available.

When love and compassion fills your heart, you find newness in every moment, and life becomes a celebration.

When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in.

Winter is not a season, it's a celebration.

Without true celebration discipline is obnoxious.

Without the cross, there's only condemnation. If Jesus wasn't executed, there's no celebration.

Your primary calling is to worship ... to pursue celebration and rejoicing as a way of life.

Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.

7 keys to getting more things done: 1 start 2 dont make excuses 3 celebrate small steps 4 ignore critics 5 be consistent 6 be open 7 stay positive

Achievers are biased towards action despite any fear, and this courage sets them apart from others.

Achieving a goal is not the most important part of the process. The destination should never be your primary purpose or objective.

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

Achieving your goal should always be of secondary importance. Your focus should be on becoming the kind of person deserving of the goal.

Action is where sacrifice is honoured and where you require persistence and courage to endure all that life throws in your direction.

A day is a collection of moments in the same way that life is a collection of experiences.

A fanfare of plastic flags with cutout patterns of skeletons flapped noisily in the air and overhead a piñata swayed, waiting for the hard blows of the breaking ceremony. He searched through the crowd lined up for the puppet show, then glanced down Olvera Street. The street had been closed to traffic for a long time now and looked like a Mexican marketplace, with stands selling boldly colored ceramics and paper flowers. He didn't see Serena, but her brother, Collin, had said she had gone to the Día de los Muertos celebration with Jimena. He turned to see candy skulls with green sequin eyes and frosting lips staring back at him from a stall. When the vendor looked away, he grabbed three and tossed one into his mouth. The sugar dissolved with tangy sweetness. He spun around, sensing other eyes. An old woman shook her head at him as she placed a bowl of spicy-smelling sauce on her ofrenda. Orange flowers, white candles, and faded snapshots of her dead relatives covered the altar. Stanton liked the way some people waited for the spirits of their loved ones to come back and visit, while others were terrified at the thought. The old woman placed a sign on the table: SINCE DEATH IS INEVITABLE, IT SHOULD NOT BE FEARED, BUT HONORED. "Not for everyone," he said softly. She looked at him. "What's not for everyone?" "Death." He smiled.

Affirm yourself every day (especially after every setback) because no one else will do it for you.

All battles are not created equal; a few offer good rewards and are worthy of your attention but most are a waste of your time, energy and focus.

A life of passion is not an act or a habit but a lifestyle.

A Haiku: Midday Cloud ribbons on wings Dramatic cerulean sky A feast for the eye.

All goals are not created equal; the size of the goal matters but it isn’t as important as the passion behind the goal.