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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“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

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.”
― John Burroughs

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions.”
― Joey Adams

“Death ends a life, but it does not end a relationship, which struggles on in the survivor’s mind toward some final resolution, some clear meaning, which it perhaps never finds.”
― Robert Woodruff Anderson, I Never Sang For My Father.

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”
― Oprah Winfrey

“Happy new year everbody! And remember: be kind to eachother.”
― Gene Simmons

“We may not know what lies ahead of us in the future years, nor even in the days or hours immediately beyond. But for a few yards, or possibly only a few feet, the track is clear, our duty is plain, our course is illumined. For that short distance, for the next step, lighted by the inspiration of God, go on! ("Three Parables—The Unwise Bee, the Owl Express, and Two Lamps", Ensign, Feb. 2003, 8 - https://new.lds.org/ensign/2003/02/th...)”
― James E. Talmage

“Sometimes life is a constant battle against the nostalgia of a time that can never be real again.”
― Jason Myers, The Mission

“The future is a split second away.”
― Ana Monnar

“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“Time has a wonderful way to show us what really matters.”
― margaret peters

“She put one hand on mine. “When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.”
― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

“The secret to happiness...be satisfied and be grateful.”
― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story

“Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say.”
― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story

“Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

“You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart or accomplished--they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where I should have been looking, too. Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love and a peaceful heart.”
― Mitch Albom

“Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.”
― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

“Things that happen before you are born still affect you and people who come before your time affect you as well.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97:

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.”
― Mary Schmich

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.”
― Sarah Dessen

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. ”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work's important, family's important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You're cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what's coming.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks with My Brother

“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. ”
― Dave Barry

“You should not confuse your career with your life.”
― Dave Barry

“There are questions I'm still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask.”
― George Jones

“When times are the toughest, don't get discouraged. God may be fixing to do something wonderful”
― Christine T. Monsen

“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's value.”
― Ayn Rand