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“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.”
― Horace Mann

“the more you try to be certain about something, the more uncertain and insecure you will feel.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

“Chasing Butterflies Another guy tricked her mind Now she's waiting in the heartbreak line 'Cause she knows it's bound to happen again All she ever really needed was a friend Looking for love in a peaceful smile A little something she can keep for a while Being deceived but she can't tell What's love if it's in Hell? Her heartstrings are always getting a tug And her self-esteem is lower than a rug She can be a Queen, she can be unique She can have the whole Kingdom at her feet What's the rush, my little love? Don't be so quick to give it up There's someone that'll wait for you With a better place that he'll take you to”
― Milo Nowhere, Broken Things

“Compassion, what I sometimes also call human affection, is the determining factor of our life. Connected to the palm of the hand, the five fingers become functional; cut off from it, they are useless. Similarly, every human action becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, My Spiritual Journey: Personal Reflections, Teachings, and Talks

“Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?” —Nelson Mandela”
― Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

“that never again would I allow myself to be made a foot soldier in a conflict I did not understand.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“The most powerful determinant of who you are is inside you,” he said. “Professor Steinberg says this is Pygmalion. Think of the story, Tara.” He paused, his eyes fierce, his voice piercing. “She was just a cockney in a nice dress. Until she believed in herself. Then it didn’t matter what dress she wore.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803–1882)”
― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek