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There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go.

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Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.
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Get this in mind early: We never grow up.
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Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
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Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
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I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.
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Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.
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In order to win, you must expect to win.
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You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.
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Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.
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What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
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Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere.
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If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.
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Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
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True love stories never have endings.
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If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.
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In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.
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The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
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Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
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Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
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If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
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The simplest things are often the truest.
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Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
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Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.
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Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives.
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You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.
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Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.
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Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?
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I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?
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The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.
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Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but the mark of a fake messiah.
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Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.
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A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.
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Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us!
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You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.
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Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
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You are never given a wish without being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
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Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.
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Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
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The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
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To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.
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The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.
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Learning is finding out what you already know.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
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The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
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You teach best what you most need to learn.
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Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.
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I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.
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