Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life.

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You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. ― Helen Keller

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It is technically a failure when you don't try.

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If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time. ― Edith Wharton

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I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

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That's another thing about being a certain age that I've noticed: I try as much as possible not to look in the mirror.

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Insulting the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is like trying to spit at the sun, it will only come back in your face.

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You kill yourself and you make a big old sacrifice and try to get your revenge. That all you're gonna end up with is a paragraph in a newspaper. In the end, it does nothing. Nothing changes. The world goes on and you're gone. The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.

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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. - Michael Jordan

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Each time we try to express ourselves we have to break with ourselves.

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