8. “Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around”

“No matter what you do, what you say, or who you become, there will always be someone who doesn’t approve. There will always be someone who thinks you’re too much or too little. Someone who finds you too obedient or too outspoken; too sensitive or too cold; too serious or too immature. And that’s okay.

It’s impossible to please everyone, and more importantly, you don’t exist to conform to other people’s standards. If someone doesn’t like who you are, that’s their problem — not yours. You can’t live your life based on other people’s needs and expectations

You have to make your happiness and wellbeing a priority. Believe in yourself and never give up.

You have to believe with absolute conviction that who you are is exactly enough. You have to trust that who you are is all you need to be.”

Sometimes when things happen we may say some of the things we do are caused by someone else. Sit back and ask yourself… We are not perfect beings in the sense of how we do things, we all are imperfect. We can always improve on what we already know and be open to learning new things. But we must believe in ourselves, believe in our thoughts and live our beliefs and only then we will achieve what we want!

The author was exactly right. If you live your beliefs you stand up for what you believe in. This is how all great changes are made in the world. If you don't "live your beliefs" then nothing will ever change everyone will just be another machine.

Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create your own life and then go out and live it. You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

9. “A room without books is like a body without a soul”

I think everybody agrees that reading is very important. When you learn to read, you learn how to concentrate, how to use your imagination, and to visualize the stories in your own way. Of course, it’s getting less and less popular nowadays, with the increasing popularity of TV videos, and computers. I don’t think children read nearly as much as they used to. My parents say when they were children there wasn’t much else to do. I mean, in the day there was work about the house but, for example, in the evening, reading was possibly the best option.

My recent visit to the World Book Fair made me realise that books shape our life. We come to the university everyday, except weekends of course, and go back home with new knowledge. Unknowingly, we do apply them in practical life. Books are said to be man's best friends. Perhaps, this will tell you why. At times when we are sad, depressed or angry, when we read a book our mind seems to calm down. Books take us to a world where we find ourselves relaxed, sometimes thrilled or even crying. We forget ourselves when we read a book which we like. Thus, they play the role of an entertainer. Certain books show our ancestral customs which we hesitate to follow now.

We students have to read books to develop our knowledge of our past to make us feel proud, and to develop our knowledge for our future. Books teach us moral values for a happy and peaceful life which we require now because we children have lost our innocence. Books improve one's communication abilities by teaching one on how to talk and carry oneself in the society. It improves qualities such as Honesty, Kindness, Friendship, Loyalty, Bravery etc. amongst readers. Books shape ones character in life. If the hero of the book tends to be good at heart or takes the path of violence, we tend to follow it no matter what. Thus, choosing a good book is important. Books may develop extra-curricular intrest apart from studies like music and dance. Mostly influenced by the hero of the book. So we students must read books which imbibes in us good qualities and moral values.

I don’t read as much as I used to. When I was a child, I used to read all the time, but still, I like reading and if I have time I do it.