That which does not kill us makes us stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

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Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic-or, as our dictionaries tell us, conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance or belief. While the charismatic has an uncanny outside source of strength, the authentic is strong because he is what he seems to be. — Daniel J. Boorstin

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The real trick is to stay alive as long as you live.

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I love beauty supply lip gloss. Any cheap, 99-cent lip gloss. I use it, it stays on all day. You can eat anything and it will still be on your lips. You can drink anything, it's still on there.- Megan Thee Stallion

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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.

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There is a power in God's gospel beyond all description. - Charles Spurgeon

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

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One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments. It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth.

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Men who have changed the world never achieved their success by winning the chief citizens to their side, but always by stirring the masses.

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