History repeats itself, the first as tragedy, then as farce.

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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. — Confucius

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Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect. – Eleanor C. Wood

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We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it. – Lauryn Hill

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One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.

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Put together all the existing families and you have society. It is as simple as that. Whatever kind of training took place in the individual family will be reflected in the kind of society that these families create.

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Breathe. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. – Johnny Depp

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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step - Rosa Parks

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You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible - Deepak Chopra

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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir

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