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The Magnolia Story

Book by Joanna Gaines · 6 quotes · Beautiful, Character, Craftsmanship

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All Beautiful Character Craftsmanship Different Increased Capacity Locked Doors Magnolias Old Houses Opportunities Opportunity Unique Worrying

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“Sometimes worrying about something is much worse than the actual thing you’re worrying about. So really, what’s the point in worrying?”

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“The reality is that old houses that were built a hundred years ago were built by actual craftsmen, people who were the best in the world at what they did. The little nuances in the woodwork, the framing of the doors, the built-in nooks, the windows—all had been done by smart, talented people, and I quickly found that uncovering those details and all of that character made the house more inviting and more attractive and more alive.”

Character Craftsmanship Old Houses

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“I finally believed it was actually a beautiful thing to be unique and to be different.”

Different Beautiful Unique

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“One thing I learned there on that beautiful front porch was if I wanted to be successful, if I wanted to do important work one day, I would have to increase my capacity. I had to learn to manage disappointment. I needed to learn how to make the most out of those “opportunities” Chip seemed to keep finding.”

Opportunities Increased Capacity

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“Have you ever looked at the bud of a magnolia flower? It’s a tight little pod that stays closed up for a long time on the end of its branch until one day, out of nowhere, it finally bursts open into this gigantic, gorgeous, fragrant flower that’s ten times bigger than the bud itself. It’s impossible to imagine that such a big beautiful thing could pop out of that tiny little bud. But it does.”

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“Even locked doors can be unlocked in time.”

Opportunity Locked Doors

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