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thaddeus423 t1_iu5q3uv wrote

Decided after a long life of saying I’ll do it later to finally hit the gym.

The gains I’ve been seeing at even the most minimal of efforts in both my physical and mental health have been astounding.

This quote can refer to so many things, but it’s message is this;

Did you wake up today with a beat in your chest and air in your lungs? Yes?

Then today, we can try.

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SunsetRonin t1_iu5g6x8 wrote

George Eliot was such an amazing dude. Loved that guy. He’s the man!

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T_025 t1_iuc3dn7 wrote

Dot Com, do you ever read books by women?

But George Eliot was a woman

ENOUGH

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MyCatsNameisGibson t1_iu6iauu wrote

7 years ago I was a junkie pan handling to buy heroin and meth.

Now I'm a project manager at an engineering firm.

It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, but I changed my life.

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imnotjamie1 t1_iu7kmaq wrote

How did you started your journey

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call_me_jim_bobz t1_iu46m7f wrote

It’s never too late to correct your grammar either

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Sociallyawktrash78 t1_iu73lh5 wrote

Not really grammar, more of a typo.

I mean, since we’re nitpicking and all.

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candu2 t1_iu6ns3x wrote

Not if your grammar is dead.

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AmongCats t1_iu4bu5f wrote

how would you write the sentence?

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Remarkable_aPe t1_iu5h1gl wrote

Switch "be" to "become"

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AmongCats t1_iu5u2zh wrote

okay interesting, so saying "to be" in this case would not be grammatically correct?

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Remarkable_aPe t1_iu6kqy8 wrote

I would say it's a better clarification of the future tense more than correct vs incorrect.

I am no grammar police but had to read this twice for the future tense to be clear for me

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Puppersnme t1_iu7e3ik wrote

Ms. Evans is alternately spinning in her grave and laughing her ass off. 🙄

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Upst8r t1_iu5nj4d wrote

Am I too old to be a child prodigy?

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SandyBouattick t1_iu6gwzd wrote

Not according to this! A whole bunch of old people are also going to be college athletes now too. It's never too late!

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pallasperilous t1_iu5hc0w wrote

Apocryphal quote, unfortunately! George Eliot (the pen name of English writer Mary Ann Evans) never wrote this.

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CycleKR1 t1_iu4jren wrote

Solid. logging off now and getting back to work. shit's not going to fix itself!

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kcomara t1_iu7hi8s wrote

I gave this in a frame to my husband our first Valentine’s Day 12.5 years ago when he was a college dropout and now hes a lawyer who got a full scholarship to law school. So never underestimate motivational quotes.

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thaddeus423 t1_iu8kw7j wrote

Words have real power, and it seems like the both of you know it.

Congrats to you two. I hope it all keeps going well.

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sidharthv1 t1_iu4u3p2 wrote

It really inspired me to put efforts to achieve my target goals

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chris_downie t1_iualwft wrote

Best wishes reaching your goals! Reaching one small goal at a time can lead to reaching your big goals.

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bishoprm t1_iu6rps4 wrote

My mother gave me a book mark with this quote about 8 years ago. I was an LPN and feeling dark. I'm finishing my NP in psychiatry in six months.

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mistressofscience t1_iu5njm2 wrote

Well, not true. I'm running out of options to become a mom :(

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Refill_whore t1_iu5zuyz wrote

It was too late for me to become an Olympic gymnast or figure skater when I turned 16 or maybe even sooner because I had no training despite asking my parents since I was 5.

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FerrisMcFly t1_iu7rzh7 wrote

also probably didn't have rich enough parents.. last Olympics I watched every time they did a bio on one of the athletes the story went "when I was 7 my parents dropped everything to move to insert insanely expensive ski resort town here so I could practice year round!!!"

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velocitiraptor t1_iu6twgq wrote

I’m 30 and I’m thinking about learning figure skating. I have no allusions that I’ll compete but I want to do it just for fun! I just learned roller skating this year so I think if I put the time in I can learn.

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Refill_whore t1_iu7e6os wrote

Ice skating is exhilarating and an absolute blast! I highly recommend you try it! I’m 31 now and I never go, nobody ever wants to go with me, but I should go by myself, it would be worth it.

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Vyuken t1_iu688kp wrote

Thank you

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Little_Shitty t1_iu78zsp wrote

I read this probably 20 years ago, and it’s stuck with me. If you want a change in your life, go out today and start working toward that path

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ZweitenMal t1_iu7lmkt wrote

I am being it. I had a bunch of other things I had to do along the way, but now I am being it.

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LeeHarper t1_iu8cww9 wrote

This is a good one x

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chris_downie t1_iuampxg wrote

Great quote! Reaching one small goal at a time builds your momentum to reach amazing goals in all areas of life. And we all have the ability to be a positive force on each other.

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Real_Slutty_Toddler t1_iub04lh wrote

My dream was to become the world's greatest child prodigy as a violin player that was 8 years old; you're saying I can... I can still do that? ....but... But howww?

Jk jk I found this quote waay more inspiring than the usual "if you believe in yourself hard enough , everything you want will just suddenly magically happen for you, for now reason, and if you're wealthy enough first, always, something something The Secret,' ... Something something #liveyourtruth #evenifitsobjectivelywrong #objectivityispatriarchy #blah blah ," but yes I do find this quote you dig up quite refreshing in a sea of bullshit fakeness though, tbh !! so thank you for this! :))

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Sternjunk t1_iu58zdl wrote

You can be a professional football player even if you’re out of shape and 40.

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ChurchofPancake t1_iu5uphz wrote

You can be a child beauty pageant winner as a 30 year old

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fetalintherain t1_iu6v8oa wrote

Easily. I'm gonna bully the shit out of those kids and my talent portion fuckin rocks.

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Maalevolent t1_iu73uq6 wrote

Max age to be an FBI agent is 37 so it is too late

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iamyourfucker t1_iu7fuak wrote

Get ur freak on -Missy Elliot

Both are right.

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naivemarky t1_iu83idb wrote

"It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot

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Darmortis t1_iu5c08a wrote

"In this economy?"

Louise Belcher

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d3im05 t1_iu5fe10 wrote

Many things have an age cutoff. Also nobody really care that you went and got your GED at 98 years old. Just don't waste your time and understand your circumstances that can and can't be changed.

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En-TitY_ t1_iu67ypz wrote

Life is not a land of perfect wishful thinking.

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10before15 t1_iu6lyhm wrote

I really never had any thought about being a legitimate actor, like a stage performer. I wanted to make movies. I wanted to do television and make movies.

Sam Elliott

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rvgirl42 t1_iu7o4lo wrote

So I’m in my mid 60’s now. Does this mean I can finally become a runway model?

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FerrisMcFly t1_iu7og89 wrote

objectively false but okay

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Ophialacria t1_iu8985m wrote

"It is never too late to be what you might have been" ~ George Eliot

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