sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people. ― John Henry Newman

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I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.

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I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal, because constantly feeling abnormal is quite difficult.

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The rich don't have to kill to eat. They employ people, as they call it. The rich don't do evil themselves. They pay. People do all they can to please them, and everybody's happy.

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A series is a big deal, and there are a lot of people out there writing stuff that don't know what art is.

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People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been defeated in the name of development.

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No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. ― Jessica Savitch

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I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. ― Rumi

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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. ― Jim Rohn

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Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, "I can't tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let's walk faster." Emote. It's okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling

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