Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

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Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

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Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

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Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett

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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. — Serena Williams

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Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results. — James Allen

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

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