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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

“Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“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

“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

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

“Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
― Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.”
― Thomas Szasz

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
― Helen Keller

“THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL

1. We are here to help you.
2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings.
3. The dress code will be enforced.
4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds.
5. Our football team will win the championship this year.
6. We expect more of you here.
7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen.
8. Your schedule was created with you in mind.
9. Your locker combination is private.
10. These will be the years you look back on fondly.

TEN MORE LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL

1. You will use algebra in your adult lives.
2. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away.
3. Students must stay on campus during lunch.
4. The new text books will arrive any day now.
5. Colleges care more about you than your SAT scores.
6. We are enforcing the dress code.
7. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon.
8. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals.
9. There is nothing wrong with summer school.
10. We want to hear what you have to say.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”
― Audrey Hepburn

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”
― Audrey Hepburn

“In order to be irreplaceacle, one must always be different.”
― Coco Chanel

“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
― Coco Chanel

“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ”
― Coco Chanel

“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”
― Coco Chanel, Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women

“Fashion changes, but style endures.”
― Coco Chanel

“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.”
― Coco Chanel

“My life didn't please me, so I created my life.”
― Coco Chanel

“Elegance is refusal.”
― Coco Chanel

“Only those with no memory insist on their originality.”
― Coco Chanel