If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

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We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made of layers, cells, constellations.

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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

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This is my life, homie, you decide yours. -- Kanye West

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. — Walt Disney

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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. — Ralph Washington Sockman

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ― Maya Angelou

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Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. ― Parker J. Palmer

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