Life is to be lived, not controlled and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. ― Ralph Ellison

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

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Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme. ― Morrissey

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Never let people who are more unhappy than you tell you how to live your life. ― Adam Smith

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Enemies are so stimulating.

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Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind. _ Shania Twain

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I'm generally a happy person -with the help of antidepressants, that is- so there is something to be said for surrounding myself with happy people. ― Rachel Machacek

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People that are obsessed with hating you, feel flattered. Their whole lives revolve around you.

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The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. ― Marcel Pagnol

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