“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
“The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”
― Five Finger Exercise
― Five Finger Exercise
“Learn to deal with the fact that you are not a perfect person but you are a person that deserves respect and honesty.”
― Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out
― Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out
“I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.”
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“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?”
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