If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you will look forward, do so prayerfully. But the wisest course would be to be present in the present gratefully.

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If you want to hit home runs, you've go to swing a lot.

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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.— Rosa Parks

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.― Maya Angelou

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My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.

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The purpose of our lives is to be happy. ― Dalai Lama

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Let others lead small lives, but not you.. Let others argue over small things, but not you.. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. ― Jim Rohn

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

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If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ― Maya Angelou

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