A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else can only be a footnote.

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Failure is impossible.

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Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. ― Roy T. Bennett

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The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. - MARCUS GARVEY

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We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.

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I realize that life is risks. It’s acknowledging the past but looking forward. It’s taking a chance that we will make mistakes but believing that we all deserve to be forgiven. ― Carrie Ryan

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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

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Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. ― Steve Maraboli

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We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. ― Isabel Allende

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