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    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    ― William W. Purkey
    tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing
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    Elie Wiesel
    “The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
    ― Elie Wiesel
    tags: activism, apathy, hate, indifference, inspirational, love, opposite, philosophy
    42027 likes

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    Maya Angelou
    “What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”
    ― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
    tags: 1993, advice, complaining, inspirational
    15324 likes

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    Mark Twain
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Oprah Winfrey
    “Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
    ― Oprah Winfrey
    tags: experience, inspirational, pain, wisdom, wounds
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    Confucius
    “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
    ― Confucious
    tags: wisdom
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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr.
    tags: education
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: character-development, education, ethics
    1986 likes

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    Yves Saint-Laurent
    “The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
    ― Yves Saint Laurent
    tags: cosmetics, fashion, makeup, women
    2227 likes

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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”
    ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
    tags: hope, inspirational
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    Maya Angelou
    “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
    ― Maya Angelou
    tags: character, consistency, courage, determination, essence, ethos, fortitude, goodness, inspiration, life-lessons, persistence, resolve, self-reliance, strength, virtue, virtues
    7603 likes

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    C.G. Jung
    “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
    ― Carl Gustav Jung
    tags: knowing-others, perception, self-awareness, understanding
    3833 likes

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    Stephenie Meyer
    “I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”
    ― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
    tags: bella-swan, dreams, edward, hope, night, stars
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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
    4022 likes

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    Aristotle
    “Hope is a waking dream.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: dreams, hope
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  • #17
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr.
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  • #18
    Mother Teresa
    “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
    ― Mother Teresa
    tags: hope, religious, spiritual
    622 likes

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    Irvin D. Yalom
    “If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic.”
    ― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept
    tags: perspective, tragedy
    334 likes

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    Parker J. Palmer
    “Citizenship is a way of being in the world rooted in the knowledge that I am a member of a vast community of human and nonhuman beings that I depend on for essentials I could never provide for myself.”
    ― Parker J. Palmer, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
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    Parker J. Palmer
    “Spirituality is not primarily about values and ethics, not about exhortations to do right or live well. The spiritual traditions are primarily about reality...an effort to penetrate the illusions of the external world and to name its underlying truth.”
    ― Parker J. Palmer
    tags: ethics, morality, reality, spirituality, tradition, values
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    Elie Wiesel
    “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
    ― Elie Wiesel
    tags: activism, ethics, justice, philosophy
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

    - I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
    - I shall fear only God.
    - I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
    - I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
    - I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: bravery, god, goodness, humanity, justice, kindness, peace, suffering
    2932 likes

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    Malcolm X
    “I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
    ― Malcolm X
    tags: activism, truth
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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr.
    tags: injustice
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  • #31
    “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.”
    ― David W. Augsburger, Caring Enough to Hear and Be Heard: How to Hear and How to Be Heard in Equal Communication
    tags: listening
    142 likes

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    Bruce Lee
    “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.”
    ― Bruce Lee
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    John C. Maxwell
    “Question for God every morning:

    What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?”
    ― John C. Maxwell
    188 likes

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    John C. Maxwell
    “To Stay Focused in Life:

    You can't know everyone
    You can't do everything
    You can't go everywhere

    We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better.”
    ― John C. Maxwell
    172 likes

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  • #34
    Warren Bennis
    “Managers do things right. Leaders do the right thing.”
    ― Warren G. Bennis
    49 likes



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