If you're reading this... Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.

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Oh, this is going to be fun; he actually thinks he's teaching me something. ― J.A. Redmerski

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I never could bear the idea of anyone's expecting something from me. It always made me want to do just the opposite. ― Jean-Paul Sartre

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If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever. ― Dalai Lama XIV

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I personally don't think that blood ties should be something that signifies so much more than anything else. I understand perfectly when somebody leaves their family for good. - Luca Guadagnino

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Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive. ― Roy T. Bennett

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I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

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The act of doing something un-does the fear. - Shonda Rhimes

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Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step. - Deng Xiaoping

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I am happy. I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve. I am happy. — Vera Nazarian

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