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“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
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“Why settle for being a son of the system, when you can mother a movement?”
― Lobizona
― Lobizona
“If you cultivate the fantasy that your marriage will be forever joyful and effortless, then reality is going to pay you back in equal proportion to your delusion. If you live the fantasy that making money will earn you love, then the universe will slap you awake, in the tune of a thousand angry voices.”
― Will
― Will
“Stop thinking about the damn wall!” he said. “There is no wall. There are only bricks. Your job is to lay this brick perfectly. Then move on to the next brick. Then lay that brick perfectly. Then the next one. Don’t be worrying about no wall. Your only concern is one brick.”
― Will
― Will
“Choosing the city you live in is as important as choosing your life partner.”
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― Will
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