The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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It is better to find your courage to make changes when you can choose to rather than being forced to. If you do not make change, change will make you. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

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Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

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As an athlete, you'd better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud. -Dwayne Johnson

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Victory belongs to the most persevering.

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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves. - Fannie Lou Hamer

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Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.

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The single biggest obstacle to us getting what we really need and want in life is right here. It's ourselves. — William Ury

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