Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something. — Ashton Kutcher

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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... — Henry David Thoreau

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In order to write about life first you must live it.

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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ― Henry David Thoreau

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Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.

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I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

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One man cannot make a team. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ― Eleanor Roosevelt

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Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

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