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“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.”
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
“I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”
“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”
“I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
“I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.”
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!”
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
“Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.”
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”
“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?”
“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”
“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.”
“We need much less than we think we need.”
“Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.”
“When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.”
“I sustain myself with the love of family.”
“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”
“The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story...”
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”
“I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.”
“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.”
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