As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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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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Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice. _ Stephen Covey

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Eleanor Roosevelt

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How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

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Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice. I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. - Marilyn Monroe

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There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. — C. S. Lewis

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