People argue themselves out of their pleasures. ― Jude Morgan

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Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change. ― Dave Ramsey

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I avoid that bleak first hour of the working day during which my still sluggish senses and body make every chore a penance. I find that in arriving later, the work which I do perform is of a much higher quality. ― John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

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Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

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I'm from the old school; hard work pays off. - John David Washington

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99% of failures come from people who make excuses. ― George Washington

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The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. ― Frank Herbert

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The world is born when two people kiss

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One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's a tough pill to swallow for people around me.... I do fear that if I ever were to have someone in my life who mattered, I would second-guess every one of my lyrics.

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The problem with labels is that they lead to stereotypes and stereotypes lead to generalizations and generalizations lead to assumptions and assumptions lead back to stereotypes. It’s a vicious cycle, and after you go around and around a bunch of times you end up believing that all vegans only eat cabbage and all gay people love musicals.

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