“Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
― Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
― Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning
“One only wishes Wayne LaPierre and his NRA board of directors could be drafted to some of these scenes, where they would be required to put on booties and rubber gloves and help clean up the blood, the brains, and the chunks of intestine still containing the poor wads of half-digested food that were some innocent bystander's last meal.”
― Guns
― Guns
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
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“Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.”
― Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
― Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
“How many have to die before we will give up these dangerous toys?”
― Guns
― Guns
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