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7 Insane Quotes That Changed My Life.

Deep life lessons from 7 years of personal study.

George Blue Kelly
5 min readJan 28, 2023

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In my quest for clarity and a fulfilled life, I have turned open articles and books on philosophies, economy, psychology, relationships, history, finance, and many other areas of self-improvement.

Many things stood out for me.

Ideas that created instant mind shifts — and change in paradigm.

Below are a few of those sayings, that have made remarkable differences, and I pass them to you. As Matthew McConaughey would say; “as guides, signposts, and paradigms, they’re yours to steal, to use as you see fit.

As I face inevitable death, what is the purpose and meaning of my life that will not be undone when am gone? — Leo Tolstoy

It was not just the desire to be wealthy that drives me. I am pushed forward in life out of complacency, mediocrity, and ignorance by a deeply rooted desire to unload my potential.

To seek deep within me, what I can be. The words of Tolstoy make me realize that, from the moment of birth, death begins. It’s inevitable. Man is cursed with mortality. But I dare to believe that a thing as unkind as mortality has its utility.

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George Blue Kelly
George Blue Kelly

Written by George Blue Kelly

Musings of an immigrant from a tiny Sicilian village.

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