When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises. ― Paulo Coelho

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I believe that we will see a lot of destruction, but I believe that if we can see the right patterns and draw the right lessons from that destruction, we might be able to rebuild before it's too late. And then I have that ultimate optimism that even if we can't, life will rebuild itself. In a way, the global economy might collapse, but Gaia won't, and people's ingenuity won't. We will rebuild society, we will rebuild local economies, we will rebuild human aspirations.

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One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.- Frank Zappa

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Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t. — Lucille Ball

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The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. — Alice Walker

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I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me. -Cristiano Ronaldo

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I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.

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There are rich people, and there are those who have money. They are not the same people.

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The only thing that can ruin a good day is people.

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Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can. — Hillary Clinton

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