You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

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But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything. ― Alan Watts

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I am so grateful for my troubles. As I reflect back on my life, I have come to realize that my greatest triumphs have been born of my greatest troubles. ― Steve Maraboli

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Believe me, if I looked good, it’s not an accident. — Nora Ephron

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When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

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When you realize how precious and fragile life is, it changes your whole perspective. — Ryan O’Donnell

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And then the dreams break into a million tiny pieces. The dream dies. Which leaves you with a choice: you can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

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You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will. So I'm very much a believer in knowing what it is that you love doing so you can do a great deal of it.

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We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one. — Tom Hiddleston

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The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. - Ernest Hemingway

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