God knows what each one of us is dealing with. He knows our pressures. He knows our conflicts. And He has made a provision for each and every one of them. That provision is Himself in the person of the Holy Spirit, indwelling us and empowering us to respond rightly.

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As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I'm never content.- J. Cole

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It hurts my heart that doing what I love has been kind of taken away from me to please other people. I wanted it to be for myself. But I was still doing it for other people ― Simone Biles

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I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both. -J. Cole

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Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it. -J. Cole

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As paradoxical as life would have it, some of these same persons who were beaten are terrorized by the Nazis are assisting the die-hards of the Citizens' Councils in bringing about economic pressure on Negroes who pay their poll taxes and register in Humphry County. - Medgar Evers

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Be equal to your talent, not your age. At times let the gap between them be embarrassing.

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It’s a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient. — Daniel Kahneman

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I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me. -J. Cole

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All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way. ― Bell Hooks

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