Self-esteem is the result of recognizing our personal power; awe and wonder come from recognizing our lack of it. Both are true, and in an exceptional life there is no conflict between them.

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Your mission isn't a project to check off your list. It's a commitment to which to dedicate your life.

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We do children an enormous disservice when we assume that they cannot appreciate anything beyond drive through fare and nutritionally marginal, kid-targeted convenience foods. Our children are capable of consuming something that grew in a garden or on a tree and never saw a deep fryer. They are capable of making it through diner at a sit-down restaurant with tablecloths and no climbing equipment. Children deserve quality nourishment.

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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.

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In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility.

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In terms of days and moments lived, you'll never again be as young as you are right now, so spend this day, the youth of your future, in a way that deflects regret. Invest in yourself. Have some fun. Do something important. Love somebody extra. In one sense, you're just a kid, but a kid with enough years on her to know that every day is priceless.

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I firmly believe that everyone deserves to live within walking distance of either beauty or convenience, if not both.

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That old saying about opportunity only knocking once is as archaic as the flat-earth theory and as patently untrue. Opportunity knocks all the time - and it rings your doorbell, calls you up, and sends you e-mails.

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Just remember that those things that get attention flourish.

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If you only knew who you really are, you'd be starstruck

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