Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ―Dalai Lama XIV

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Always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. Because you care.- Binyavanga Wainaina

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. — Thomas A. Edison

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When I die, don't come, I wouldn't want a leaf to turn away from the sun -- it loves it there. There's nothing so spiritual about being happy but you can't miss a day of it, because it doesn't last. ― Frank O'Hara

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Eleanor Roosevelt

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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Don't ask me why, because I'm not even going to tell you dead. I'm never going to tell you that I love you even if she loves you.

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Dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change. — Shonda Rhimes

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In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East.- Donald Trump

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Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. — Warren Buffett

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