If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs. ― Sarah Dessen

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It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention. ― Conan O'Brien

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You know, people ask me. They say 'Dan, three years later do you really want to be drawing cat whiskers on your face?' but they don't understand. The cat whiskers, they come from within. ― Dan Howell

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I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got. ― Hermann Hesse

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What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone. ― Eckhart Tolle

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Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice. ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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In life there are two things which are dependable. The pleasures of the flesh and the pleasures of literature. ― Sei Shōnagon

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Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. Believe in yourself, your abilities and your own potential. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for. ― Roy T. Bennett

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My biggest fault is that the faults I was born with grow bigger each year. ― Haruki Murakami

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There’s a really stupid saying: When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Well, I have a better saying: When life hands you a lemon, shove that lemon up its stupid butt. ― Gena Showalter

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