May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

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Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.

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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

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Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

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You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver

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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ― Marcus Aurelius

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Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. — Tommy Lasorda

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I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepperd. I am lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.

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