Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not. — Reba McEntire

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Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. ― Ronald Reagan

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No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

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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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Unable to suppress love, the Church wanted at least to disinfect it, and it created marriage.

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I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now. — Kerri Walsh

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I had to remind myself of the truth of who I was and the reality that success wasn’t defined by a result but by faithfulness. I had to remember that my identity and healing weren’t dependent on the voices that surrounded me and that the truth wasn’t dependent on popular opinion or cultural responses. I had to focus on what was real and true. The straight line instead of the crooked. — Rachael Denhollander

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I wanted to. You look beautiful wearing my heart. ― Tina Reber

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I wanted so badly for there to be more. I ached for there to be more than my crappy little life.' He shakes his head. 'And there was more. I just couldn't see it. ― Patrick Ness

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Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. — Drew Barrymore

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