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It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs

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Education is teaching our children to desire the right things

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E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' You don't have to see where you're going, you don't have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard

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People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take

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No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one

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Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time

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The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more

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The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget

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Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others

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I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart

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LAW 4 Always Say Less Than Necessary When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish

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A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life

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Black Girls… Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does! Sometimes in life, you won’t always get the encouragement and support that you desire, but don’t allow that to stop you from accomplishing YOUR dreams. You’ve got to learn how to encourage yourself and be happy for yourself in spite of. Everybody won’t be happy for you, and that’s okay. Be happy for yourself and always see the best in yourself! Do it for YOU. Don’t focus on the negative. Negativity is only a distraction. Stay the course and stay focused! Be encouraged and do GREAT things. You’ve got this

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Greatness means setting out to make some difference somewhere to someone in someplace

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Spirituality means simply to be in tune with your soul

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You will never improve in life if you’re always living on easy street. Strength and progress can be gained if only you just step outside of your comfort zone

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gonna run back my Read Write Own gifting in honor of the book bringing 30+ of us together for book club at Menotti's ~a year ago... crazy!!! if you want a copy of Read Write Out (s/o @cdixon.eth), reply below and i'll DC you for your address so i can send them out on monday :)

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Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity

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While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about

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ITAP of Hope in bloom🌼 Even among silence and shadows, beauty finds its voice✨️

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