I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. ― Langston Hughes

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Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. – Abraham Lincoln

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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you've got love for me, then I'm gonna have love for you, period. -Megan Thee Stallion

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We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities.

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Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind. — N.K. Jemisin

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And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

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To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise.

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Love means exposing yourself to the pains of being hurt, deeply hurt by someone you trust. — Renita Weems

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Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.

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