It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. ― Epictetus

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We have to remember, sometimes the most important history is the history we're making today. ― J.K. Rowling

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To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discredibility.

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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

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There are moments in which a rose is more important than a piece of bread

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Look me in the eye. It’s ok if you’re scared. So am I. But we are scared for different reasons. I am scared of what I won’t become. And you are scared of what I could become. Look at me. I won’t let myself end where I started. I won’t let myself finish where I began. I know what is within me, even if you can’t see it yet. Look me in the eyes. I have something more important than courage. I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

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It is strange, but true, that the most important turning-points of life often come at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected ways.

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Everything I do, I do on the principle of Russian borscht. You can throw everything into it beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, everything you want. What's important is the result, the taste of the borscht.

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It’s really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself. Don’t depend on so much on what others say about you or want you to be. — Deepa Mehta, director and screenwriter

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We're all victims of what life deals out. It's how we handle it that's important.

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