You have no control over the hand that life deals you, but how you play that hand is entirely up to you. - Voltaire

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beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living.

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Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

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I was astounded at the passion and fire of the melody itself. I could not describe it then, nor can I now. Was it just his voice or something more tangible emerging from his very soul that could arouse such emotion in another person, and bring one’s innermost thoughts to life?

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He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.

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I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death! ― Anne Frank

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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

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Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy. But the world as it stands is no narrow illusion, no phantasm, no evil dream of the night; we wake up to it, forever and ever; and we can neither forget it nor deny it nor dispense with it. ― Henry James

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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. - Steve Jobs

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Creativity is intelligence having fun.

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