I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn't think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.

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I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

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You see much more of your children once they leave home.

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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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Love yourself first and the rest of your life will fall into place.

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I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

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If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

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There's a great deal of difference between temperament and temper. Temperament is something you welcome creatively, for it is based on sensitivity, empathy, awareness ... but a bad temper takes too much out of you and doesn't really accomplish anything.

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Whether we're prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.

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I believe that we're as happy in life as we make up our minds to be.

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