You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

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Power is find at the limit of pain. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray.

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Never condemn yourself. Always affirm positive words into your life. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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Self-care is how you take your power back. — Lalah Delia

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The distribution of cultures in the world reflects the distribution of power. Trade may or may not follow the flag, but culture almost always follows power. ― Samuel P. Huntington

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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.

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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner

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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

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