I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. ― bell hooks

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Life is the farce we are all forced to endure.

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Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

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The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.

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Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it. - Albert Schweitzer

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You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. ― Jonathan Safran Foer

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No sorrow is deeper than the remembrance of happiness when in misery.

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A new philosophy, a new way of life, is not given for nothing. It has to be paid dearly for and only acquired with much patience and great effort.

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May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

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Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. — Dalai Lama

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