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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When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

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When you know you are of worth, you don't have to raise your voice, you don't have to become rude, you don't have to become vulgar; you just are. And you are like the sky is, as the air is, the same way water is wet. It doesn't have to protest.

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

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Every journey begins with a single step.

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Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.'

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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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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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