“I advise you to stop sharing your dreams with people who try to hold you back, even if they're your parents. Because, if you're the kind of person who senses there's something out there for you beyond whatever it is you're expected to do - if you want to be EXTRA-ordinary- you will not get there by hanging around a bunch of people who tell you you're not extraordinary. Instead, you will probably
become as ordinary as they expect you to be.”
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
become as ordinary as they expect you to be.”
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
“Wisdom equals knowledge plus courage. You have to not only know what to do and when to do it, but you have to also be brave enough to follow through.”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
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