The unexamined life is not worth living.

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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. — Nelson Mandela

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Being oppressed means the absence of choices ― bell hooks

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But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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There isn’t time—so brief is life—for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving—and but an instant, so to speak, for that. — Mark Twain

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Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making. ― Reba McEntire

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Nelson Mandela

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Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? ― Bob Marley

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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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Living, just by itself - what a dirge that is! Life is a classroom and Boredom's the usher, there all the time to spy on you; whatever happens, you've got to look as if you were awfully busy all the time doing something that's terribly exciting - or he'll come along and nibble your brain.

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