Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves. - Theodor Herzl

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Story—sacred and profane—is perhaps the main cohering force in human life. - Jonathan Gottschall

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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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Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier. ― Simone Elkeles

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The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson.- Dwayne Johnson

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Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story. ― François Lelord

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.

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You don’t actually have to write anything until you’ve thought it out. This is an enormous relief, and you can sit there searching for the point at which the story becomes a toboggan and starts to slide. - Marie de Nervaud

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.― Maya Angelou

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Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

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