The problem with labels is that they lead to stereotypes and stereotypes lead to generalizations and generalizations lead to assumptions and assumptions lead back to stereotypes. It’s a vicious cycle, and after you go around and around a bunch of times you end up believing that all vegans only eat cabbage and all gay people love musicals.

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I believe in the power of love, and planting positive thought seeds into the collective consciousness. ― Jay Woodman

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We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward. ― Alison Croggon

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Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.

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You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

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To believe in God is to know that all the rules will be fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.

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I believe that my personal mission in life is to grow and contribute, so I am learning and growing every day.

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Pessimists are second rate people. They do not believe in life. ... All they want to do is drag you down and appease their own feelings of mediocrity and fear.

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This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn't working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.

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In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.

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