Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price. ― Orson Scott Card

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Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness. ― Leon Tolstoy

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We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. - John Lewis

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Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt

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The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be. ― Leo Babauta

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Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.― Roy T. Bennett

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The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. ― Victor Hugo

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If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude - Maya Angelou

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The secret of happiness is love and secret of love is nonjudgmental care. ― Debasish Mridha

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