Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.

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Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs. — Nelson Mandela

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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

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Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time. — Lou Holtz

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We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

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And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

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You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

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The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein

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There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill. — Nelson Mandela

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