There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. — Nelson Mandela

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I was astounded at the passion and fire of the melody itself. I could not describe it then, nor can I now. Was it just his voice or something more tangible emerging from his very soul that could arouse such emotion in another person, and bring one’s innermost thoughts to life?

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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ― Marcus Aurelius

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When there's so many haters and negative things, I really don't care.

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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. - Charles R. Swindoll

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I've wanted one thing for me whole life and I'm not going to be that girl who wants one thing her whole life then gets it and complains.

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Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life.- John Wooden

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You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack and expect to have abundance. You've got to send your words out in the direction you want your life to go. Joel Osteen

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Reading is protesting against the insufficiencies of life.

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