The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it is permanent then it's permanent. If you think you've reached your limits then you have. If you think you will never get well then you won't. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that's holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation as only temporary. Joel Osteen

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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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Learning to control and adjust your attitude to a positive one reflects wisdom of the mind. — Catherine Pulsifer

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Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

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What is to give light must endure burning.

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Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

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In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision. – Dalai Lama

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

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Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. - Diane Nash

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