My religious upbringing was comically strict — even the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner was banned. In our house, no one was allowed to refer to deviled eggs. We had to call them angelic eggs. We were never allowed to swear. I'd get into trouble just for saying 'Hell no'. If you dropped a hammer on your toe in our house you had to say something like 'Jiminy Christmas'. The only music we were allowed to listen to was gospel. No wonder I rebelled.

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Good things happen to those who hustle. – Anaïs Nin

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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.

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wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.

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Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.- Walt Whitman

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Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people. ― Roy T. Bennett

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There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons. — Stephen Chbosky

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If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you. — Lao Tzu

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Today is a good day to try. – Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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