Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. — Helen Keller

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You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ― Desmond Tutu

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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.

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This is the core of the human spirit ... If we can find something to live for - if we can find some meaning to put at the center of our lives - even the worst kind of suffering becomes bearable.

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A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.

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The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.― Bob Marley

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Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings. — Sakyong Mipham

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I have a number of projects that I've been dreaming of making ever since I was a child. But I am also very open to the chances of life and the chances of my profession. - Luca Guadagnino

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Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another. ― desmond tutu

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