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Virtually Yours

by Jeremy Holt (Goodreads Author)

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You're My Pet, Vol. 1 (comiXology Originals)

by Yayoi Ogawa

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Turtle Bread

by Kim-Joy

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Help Is On the Way by Mindy Kaling

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“Never complain, never explain” is the old saying, and my mother completely embodied it. Me, on the other hand? I love complaining. Almost as much as I love explaining! If I could just kvetch and give disclaimers all day, I would be so ...more

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Jane’s Quotes

“The most dangerous, the most complex, the most insidious and the most incorrigible type of criminal the world has ever known is the Tyrant.”
― Jeyhun Aliyev Silo, To Be Tried As A Jew

tags: crime, criminal, danger, democracy, dictator, fascism, freedom, liberty, tyranny

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“… and if you’ve ever seen a tree that you’re just admiring for its having been there for a hundred years and it’s so solid, so big and so tall, and it just comes down so quickly, a hundred years is finished in a matter of five seconds. It’s just very emotional.”
― Harry Saddler, A Clear Flowing Yarra

tags: australian, environmental-conservation, nature

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“In the stillness of the transition, every creature takes a part, An ensemble of existence, beating with Earth’s endless heart.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

tags: happiness, nature

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“Contrary to popular belief and Pinterest, not everything is made better by being sorted into containers. Socks don’t need their own little cubbies. They’re socks—they’re not going to wander off or get into fights.”
― Messie Condo, Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t

tags: decluttering, humor, sorting

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“Personal branding without intention is just reputation. It’s when you add this intention, and you take action, that it starts to become a personal brand.”
― Brandon Birkmeyer, FRONT & CENTER LEADERSHIP: How Leaders Use Personal Branding to Stand Out and How You Can Too

tags: personal-brand, personal-brand-quotes, personal-branding, personal-branding-quotes, reputation, reputation-management

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