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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For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down. ― Dave Ramsey

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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.- George Bernard Shaw

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I come from a petit bourgeois family, and I've always been drawn to artists and people who choose their own way of life instead of being chosen by the lives that people want for them. - Luca Guadagnino

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A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.― Arthur Conan Doyle

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A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. ― George Bernard Shaw

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Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. — Martha Graham

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You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. ― George Bernard Shaw

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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. — Martha Graham

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Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. — Jane Howard

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