We have to find areas in our lives that we feel most uncomfortable about and want to change. I decided to push myself because it allowed me to give back. I have a scholarship program. When I found out the average age of a homeless person is 9½ years old, I said there must be something that I can do. Now, I am the spokesman for the National Coalition for the Homeless.

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Friends are the family we choose. — Jennifer Aniston

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Great things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. — Angela Bassett

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. — Nelson Mandela

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Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. — Maya Angelou

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If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. — Dolly Parton

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In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein

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The illusion of companionship sits waiting in the television set. We keep our televisions on more than we watch them - an average of more than seven hours a day. For background. For company.

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Every strike brings me closer to a home run. — Babe Ruth

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