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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Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.

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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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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

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You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.

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Nothing will work unless you do.

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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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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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