I’d thought that it was life itself that had ground me down – that my sadness stemmed from spiritual malaise. After spending two hours with a book, and finding it more pleasurable than two years of real life, I’d remember again that life had no meaning, and sink back into despair.

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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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I don't dwell, I'm not a dweller. I just like to keep moving forward, because life is short. _ Shirley Ballas

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Life is a lot like jazz … it's best when you improvise. – George Gershwin

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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

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Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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Monetary rewards are not a substitute for intrinsic motivation. — W. Edwards Deming

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I don't do great things. I do small things with great love.

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Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life. _ Wade Boggs

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