Was it serious? I don't know. It certainly had serious consequences.

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I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now. - Leonardo DiCaprio

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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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Anger is really disappointed hope

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You'd be amazed...at how few men have any women they can call upon to speak up for them, no matter how grave the consequences of remaining silent. ― Pearl Cleage

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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

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This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.

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People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

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If you can't understand why someone is doing something, look at the consequences of their actions, whatever they might be, and then infer the motivations from their consequences.

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