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I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself.
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Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.
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The Problem is never the problem! It is only a symptom of something much deeper.
Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.
