The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and love of self...from within. ― T.F. Hodge

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Maybe it just means that love can be stronger than fear. ― L.J. Smith

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Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them. ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

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Things are always different than what they might be. If you wait for them to change, you will never do anything. — Henry James

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Conspiracy adepts love story-tellers who want to exorcise their fear, mixing rational and irrational elements to construct a plausible narrative for people craving a meaningful decoding and a breathtaking clarification. ("What after bowling alone?" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos. ― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Breathing Room

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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. ― Soren Kierkegaard

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Maybe it's good we don't know what will happen next in our stories, because if we did, we might not turn the page. Or we might skip ahead and never experience the good that comes out of the hard moment we're living through ― Simone Biles

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It is never too late to be what you might have been. ― George Eliot

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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom. ― Rosa Parks

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