You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

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When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.

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To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. — Picabo Street

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There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. _ Henry David Thoreau

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I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.

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The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident.

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