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It's a wonderful thing to know that there is something to know there is something greater than I am, and that is God itself.

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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

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Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

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The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

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Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.

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I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

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I'm not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. But if we have someone who loves us-I don't mean who indulges us, but who loves us enough to be on our side-then it's easier to grow resilience, to grow belief in self, to grow self-esteem. And it's self-esteem that allows a person to stand up.

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Love liberates. It doesn't just hold - that's ego. Love liberates. It doesn't bind.

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The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

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The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.

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To be human is to be challenged to be more divine. Not even to try to meet such a challenge is the biggest defeat imaginable.

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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

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I know that I'm not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don't know how not to.

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The subject of the poem usually dictates the rhythm or the rhyme and its form. Sometimes, when you finish the poem and you think the poem is finished, the poem says, "You're not finished with me yet," and you have to go back and revise, and you may have another poem altogether. It has its own life to live.

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Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.

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When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.

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The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

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I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

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We need Joy as we need air. We need Love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.

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Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that's tough. I am going to snow anyway."

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