You can enjoy a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness in life despite challenging circumstances. It's all in how you think about it. ― Kristi Bowman

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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ― Marcus Aurelius

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People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you’re lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life. — Carrie Ann Moss

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I was happy, I knew that. While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been.

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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.— Walt Disney

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A guy named Peter Rabe wrote a batch of books for Gold Medal in the '50s, and he was absolutely the single largest influence on writing style. I was completely in love with the way the man wrote. - Donald E. Westlake

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Don't let anyone tell you what you can't do. Follow your dreams and persist. - Barack Obama

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When you realize how precious and fragile life is, it changes your whole perspective. — Ryan O’Donnell

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. — Oprah Winfrey

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When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, sometimes you need to seek out your own reminders that there is more. And there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear. — Elaine Welteroth

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