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    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
    tags: inspirational, music, philosophy
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    Lois Lowry
    “It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.”
    ― Lois Lowry
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    Barbara Kingsolver
    “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
    ― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
    tags: hope
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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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  • #5
    “You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”
    ― Olin Miller
    tags: confidence, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, others, think, worry
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    Bertrand Russell
    “Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
    ― Bertrand Russell
    tags: confidence, eccentricity, philosophy
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    Paulo Coelho
    “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
    tags: confidence, honesty
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: abilities, capability, confidence, optimism, possibility, skills, strength
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    Virginia Woolf
    “The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.”
    ― Virginia Woolf
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    Karen E. Quinones Miller
    “When someone tells me "no," it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.”
    ― Karen E. Quinones Miller
    tags: confidence, determination, inspiration, motivation, negativity, self-confidence
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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: confidence, timidity
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    Carlos Castaneda
    “We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
    ― Carlos Castaneda
    tags: confidence, inspirational
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    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
    tags: attitudes, belief, confidence, failure, self-confidence, success
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    Marianne Williamson
    “And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.”
    ― Marianne Williamson
    tags: confidence
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “A great man is always willing to be little.”
    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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    Richard P. Feynman
    “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.”
    ― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
    tags: confidence
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    Jason Mraz
    “I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power.”
    ― Jason Mraz
    tags: confidence, inspirational, life, music, power, spiritual, truth, work
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    Marianne Williamson
    “There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”
    ― Marianne Williamson
    tags: confidence
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    Peter V. Brett
    “Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves.”
    ― Peter V. Brett, The Warded Man
    tags: be-yourself, confidence, individuality
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    Sophia Loren
    “Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.”
    ― Sophia Loren
    tags: confidence
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    Marcus Aurelius
    “I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”
    ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
    tags: confidence
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    Tiffany Madison
    “Most men claim to desire driven, independent and confident women. Yet when confronted with such a creature reverence often evolves into resent. For just like women, men need to be needed.”
    ― Tiffany Madison
    tags: confidence, independence, love, man, modern-society, relationships, women
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    Rachel Machacek
    “I believe with all my heart that the cliches are true, that we are our own best friends and best company, and that if you're not right for yourself, it's impossible to be right for anyone.”
    ― Rachel Machacek, The Science of Single: One Woman's Grand Experiment in Modern Dating, Creating Chemistry, and Finding Love
    tags: confidence, dating, friends, relationships, self-esteem
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Play to your strengths."

    "I haven’t got any," said Harry, before he could stop himself.

    "Excuse me," growled Moody, "you’ve got strengths if I say you’ve got them. Think now. What are you best at?”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: confidence, strengths
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    Peter Shaffer
    “The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”
    ― Peter Shaffer, Five Finger Exercise
    tags: life, life-lessons
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    Carl Sandburg
    “Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
    ― Carl Sandburg
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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
    tags: conscience, politics, right
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    Jack London
    “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.”
    ― Jack London, The Turtles of Tasman
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    John Irving
    “You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.”
    ― John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire
    tags: humor, life-lessons, wrestling
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    Emma Goldman
    “If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.”
    ― Emma Goldman
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