“Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“When it comes to life, we spin our own yarn, and where we end up is really, in fact, where we always intended to be.”
― Three Junes
― Three Junes
“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.”
― Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
― Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.”
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