The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin. — bell hooks

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Focus on an ocean of positives, not a puddle of negatives. ― Kevin Ansbro

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True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. — Mia Hamm

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Comfort is the enemy of achievement.

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I believe that we will see a lot of destruction, but I believe that if we can see the right patterns and draw the right lessons from that destruction, we might be able to rebuild before it's too late. And then I have that ultimate optimism that even if we can't, life will rebuild itself. In a way, the global economy might collapse, but Gaia won't, and people's ingenuity won't. We will rebuild society, we will rebuild local economies, we will rebuild human aspirations.

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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. — Dr. Seuss

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I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now. — Kerri Walsh

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Compassion instills a sense of calm, inner strength, and a deep confidence and satisfaction. — Dalai Lama

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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

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Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

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