My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.

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You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you will look forward, do so prayerfully. But the wisest course would be to be present in the present gratefully.

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I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

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This is a wonderful day, I have never seen this one before.

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Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.

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We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.

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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are

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