I'm not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn't open for me. I'm going to create my own door and walk through that. — Ava DuVernay

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The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like him.

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Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separate self is you. There is nothing there inside you other than that.

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I have great faith in fools,— self-confidence my friends will call it.

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The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

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Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.- Muhammad Ali

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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

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The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound - because I refuse to have my arm amputated - or I recover from it and continue being a soldier. I have a one-in-two chance, and I shall bet my life on it! - Isoroku Yamamoto

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