When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time.

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Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place. _ Kurt Vonnegut

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Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.

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There are always flowers for those who want to see them. - Henri Matisse

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And so, Thanksgiving. Its the most amazing holiday. Just think about it — it's a miracle that once a year so many millions of Americans sit down to exactly the same meal as one another, exactly the same meal they grew up eating, and exactly the same meal they ate a year earlier. The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so.

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You can’t have a better tomorrow if you’re still thinking about yesterday. – Charles F. Kettering

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Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

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