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“Sometimes you can’t make things right. Sometimes you make choices and have to live with the consequences.”
“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation.
The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.”
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The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.”
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“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.”
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“You don’t look at another person’s plate to see if they have more than you. You look to see if they have enough.”
― A Spark of Light
― A Spark of Light
“If we are meant to only have children who never encounter difficulty in life, then no one should be born.”
― A Spark of Light
― A Spark of Light
“The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? —REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.”
― A Spark of Light
― A Spark of Light
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