Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. Nothing could vanquish me. — Cheryl Strayed

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Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.

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The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. - James Buchanan

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As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.

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I’m not in it for fame. I’ve been famous in the streets already. – Nipsey Hussle

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I’m not content to be content. — Neil Young, singer and songwriter

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I would rather be kind than anything else. — Jann Arden, singer and songwriter

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One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.- Frank Zappa

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My first advice (on how not to grow old) would be to choose you ancestors carefully.

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If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? — Lily Tomlin

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