I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. —Henry David Thoreau

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You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. — Napoleon Hill

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Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart.

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You have to choose the voice you are going to trust. You can't listen to everyone.

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The soul is stronger than its surroundings. — William James

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Be courageous. Challenge orthodoxy. Stand up for what you believe in. When you are in your rocking chair talking to your grandchildren many years from now, be sure you have a good story to tell. — Amal Clooney

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Nelson Mandela

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I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai

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Pessimism is mental disease. It means illness in the person who voices it, and in the society which produces that person.

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