It's amazing - you may not realize it, but so much of what you are not is because you are literally standing in your own way of becoming. And what I'm pleading with you about is, get the hell out of your own way.

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The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret

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Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.

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Live now. When you are eating, eat. When you are loving, love. when you are talking with someone, talk. When you are looking at a flower, look. Catch the beauty of the moment!

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A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

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Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.

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Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life.

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Live nutty. Just occasionally. Just once in a while. And see what happens. It brightens up the day.

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Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion.

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Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.

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