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“There are memories that time does not erase… Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”~ Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

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“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” ~ Gaylord Nelson

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“Selflessness is humility. Humility and freedom go hand in hand. Only a humble person can be free.” ~ Jeff Wilson

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“No matter who we are, no matter how successful, no matter what our situation, compassion is something we all need to receive and give.” ~ Catherine Pulsifer

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“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” ~ Kimberly Johnson

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“If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ~ Van Gogh

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“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” ~ Khalil Gibran

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“IT WASN’T A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. It should have been, but that’s the weather for you. For every mad scientist who’s had a convenient thunderstorm just on the night his Great Work is finished and lying on the slab, there have been dozens who’ve sat around aimlessly under the peaceful stars while Igor clocks up the overtime.” ~ Author Terry Pratchett

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“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ~ Charles Bowden

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“Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you’d bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I’d be the talk of the day.” ~ John Mayer

 

 

 

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“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” — Bruce Lee

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“Too many people spend money they earned.to buy things they don’t want.to impress people that they don’t like.” ― Will Rogers

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“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” — Marquis de Condorcet

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“The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness and inner peace.” – Allan Lokos

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“If you’re angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug – which is all the more reason to do so. It’s hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that’s precisely what happens when we hug each other.” — Walter Anderson

 

 

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From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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“One love, one heart, one destiny.” ~ Bob Marley

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“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” ~ John Lennon

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“I don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. ” ~ Maya Angelou

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“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
~ Lyndon B. Johnson

 

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“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” ~ J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

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“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ~ Vincent van Gogh

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“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ~ Elie Weisel

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“Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.” ~ Prince

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“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ~ Gloria Steinem

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“Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” ~ Muhammad Ali

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“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” ~ Lou Holtz

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“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~ Willie Nelson

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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore

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“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” ~ Mother Teresa

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“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” ~ Winston Churchill

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“The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face.” ~ Clare Boothe Luce

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“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

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“Working safely may get old, but so do those who practice it.” ~ Author unknown

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and since today is National Chocolate Eclair Day: “He has no more backbone than a chocolate eclair.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

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“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” ~ José N. Harris, MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love

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“True love stories never have endings.” ~ Richard Bach

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“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.” ~ Alyson Noel, Evermore

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“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean

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“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

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“Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.” ~ Josiah

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“Families are like fudge — mostly sweet with a few nuts.” ~ Author unknown

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“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.” ~ Andre Maurois

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“All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.” ~ Jodi Picoult, Sing You Home

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“Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted” ~ Paul Pearshall

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“Where there is love there is life.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu

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“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” ~ Dave Meurer

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“I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.” ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

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“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.” ~ Zig Ziglar

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