In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

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Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that. ― Mikhail Bulgakov

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Oh, Issyk-Kul, my Issyk-Kul--my unfinished song! Why did I have to remember that day when I came here with Asel and stopped on the same rise, right above the water? Everything was the same. The blue-and-white waves ran up the yellow shore holding hands. The sun was setting behind the mountains, and at the far end of the lake the water was tinged with pink. The swans wheeled over the water with excited, exultant cries. They soared up and dropped down on outspread wings that seemed to hum. They whipped up the water and started wide, foaming circles. Everything was the same, only there was no Asel with me. Where are you, my slender poplar in a red kerchief, where are you now?

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The mind is everything. What you think you become. — Buddha

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It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.- Andre Gide

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Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. — Bonnie Blair

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A pair of great heels was much more satisfying than a man. They lasted longer, and better yet, they didn’t leave me for someone prettier. ― Cindi Madsen, Cinderella Screwed Me Over

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Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. – Jarod Kintz

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If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. ― Guy Finley

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Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better. - Harvey Mackay

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