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When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

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The constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. I am a citizen, with the same rights as your son, or you. As a citizen, and as a student, I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

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If you are never alone you cannot know yourself. And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

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I do not know what the future holds, but I know who holds my future. ↗

— Tim Tebow

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When he was preparing for a big fight, his trainer would take him mountain climbing to build up his hand strength and endurance. Max’s favorite piece of advice? Don’t look down until you reach the summit. Galen had asked why, thinking Max would give him some inspirational shit about the satisfaction of seeing how far he’d come at the end or something. Instead, Max had snorted, “Because it’s fucking scary. ↗

— Christine Bell

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Brains are like muscles, you can hire them by the hour. The only thing not for sale is character. ↗

— Eugene Scalia

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Matthew had called her harmless. Harmless. And being with him made Frankie feel squashed into a box - a box where she was expected to be sweet and sensitive (but not oversensitive); a box for young and pretty girls who were not as bright or as powerful as their boyfriends. A box for people who were not forces to be reckoned with. Frankie wanted to be a force. ↗

— E. Lockhart

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Far more important than your actual ability is what those who follow you believe you can do. ↗

— Jennifer Bradbury

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For there to be pain, there has to be kindness. For darkness to standout there has to be the sun. You can't have one without the other, and both have their uses. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, that's not useless. Think of it as fertilizer, sure it feels like crap, but it will help you grow!" ~Kyoko Honda ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

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As long as you have life and breath, believe. Believe for those who cannot. Believe even if you have stopped believing. Believe for the sake of the dead, for love, to keep your heart beating, believe. Never give up, never despair, let no mystery confound you into the conclusion that mystery cannot be yours. ↗

— Mark Helprin

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