By trying to find fulfillment in what is fleeting, we are running after a hologram…a mirage.
“Your success and the success of others you inspire can heal your wounds. Of all the wounds I have suffered, this is the one that is most healed. Because everyday I see the system I fought against get dismantled by the people who use to feel so small but know now they too can be big.”
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
“Use your stories to create meaning. The healthiest people are the ones who can find meaning in chaos.”
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“People are very tough. People can survive through much pain and loss. But to persevere they must see the good in Being. If they lose that, they are truly lost.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“The big lesson was that it’s possible to treat people as your equal even as you manage them.”
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
“Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few days, weeks, years. One of the most painful moments in a person’s life probably comes with the insight that an age has been reached when there is more to look back on than ahead.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
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