Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. ― Marilyn Monroe

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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.- Muhammad Ali

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. ― Marcus Aurelius

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What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ― Henry David Thoreau

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In every winter's heart there is a quivering spring, and behind the veil of each night there is a shining dawn.

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Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. - Grandma Moses

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You just can't beat the person who never gives up. — Babe Ruth

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We perceive the world through the rear window of life, observe all the puzzles and little pieces of our existence and assemble them in a comprehensive pattern. This allows us to reassess and evaluate our world view. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

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