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    Charles Bukowski
    “what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”
    ― Charles Bukowski
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    Maya Angelou
    “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
    ― Maya Angelou, Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
    tags: birthday, gratitude, maya-angelou, oprah
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    Jennifer Donnelly
    “Right now I want a word that describes the feeling that you get--a cold sick feeling, deep down inside--when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don't want it to, but you can't stop it. And you know, for the first time, for the very first time, that there will now be a before and an after, a was and a will be. And that you will never again quite be the same person you were.”
    ― Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light
    tags: change
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    Jodi Picoult
    “You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
    ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
    tags: imperfect, love
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    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    ― William W. Purkey
    tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing
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  • #6
    Elbert Hubbard
    “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
    ― Elbert Hubbard
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    Robert Fulghum
    “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”
    ― Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts On Common Things
    tags: hope, imagination, inspirational
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  • #8
    Albert Camus
    “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
    Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
    Walk beside me… just be my friend”
    ― Albert Camus
    tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus
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  • #9
    Fannie Flagg
    “Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
    ― Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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  • #10
    Euripides
    “Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
    ― Euripides, The Bacchae
    tags: foolishness, rationality, reason, sense, stupidity, understanding
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  • #11
    Kenneth Rexroth
    “Crooked cards and straight whiskey,
    Slow horses and fast women.”
    ― Kenneth Rexroth
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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
    177042 likes

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  • #14
    Mark Twain
    “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: lies, lying, memory, truth
    92175 likes

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  • #15
    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
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    Stewart O'Nan
    “You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”
    ― Stewart O'Nan, The Odds: A Love Story
    tags: acceptance, life, love, worth
    3776 likes

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  • #17
    Eoin Colfer
    “It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget.”
    ― Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl
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  • #18
    Djuna Barnes
    “A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.”
    ― Djuna Barnes
    tags: jungism, personhood, shadow-self
    1286 likes



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