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Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself. ↗

— George Orwell

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If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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If you want something you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure. ↗

— Philip Pullman

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You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

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Yeah, my life a bitch, but you know nothing about her Been to hell and back, I can show you vouchers ↗

— Lil Wayne

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Good words," I replied. "But deeds must prove it also; and after he is well, remember you don't forget resolutions formed in the hour of fear. ↗

— Emily Brontë

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When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else. ↗

— Iyanla Vanzant

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Overlook what you've been through to realize what you have beside you. ↗