Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're all the same. Gay or straight? So what? It doesn't matter to me. We have to be concerned about other people, regardless.

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I pretend I'm not hurt, I walk about the world like I'm having fun.

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. — Napoleon Hill

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A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. ― Kurt Vonnegut

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A society that puts equality — in the sense of equality of outcome — ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.

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It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

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No man is hurt but by himself. -Diogenes

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You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. ― Mary Oliver

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I tell you to keep going, not because it's easy. Not because it doesn't hurt. I tell you to keep going because there's no other way. To stop is to die. Life is in motion. In growth. In change. Life is in seeking and in finding. Life is in redemption. Each moment is a new birth. A new chance to come back, to get it right. A new chance to make it better.

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Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. ― Roy T. Bennett

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