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The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 12, 2023 02:25PM

“The purpose of being tough is not to attack, but to protect. The purpose of being strong is not to dominate, but to support. The purpose of having power is not to rule, but to serve. What I've learned is that to be a true man is to be the ultimate servant. With any talent or advantage that life has give you, whether by birth or by circumstance, your duty is to use that advantage in the service of others.”
― Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

tags: being-a-man, serve-and-protect, tough, true-power

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“Learning to live without shame gave me genuine empathy for the first time. I look at every person in the world, and I understand that we've all got issues and we're all in the process of becoming. If someone hasn't vanquished their demons, or doesn't know how to vanquish their demons, or isn't even aware that they have demons to vanquish - I get it, because I lived that way for the first forty-two years of my life, and I've been unlearning it every day for the last ten.”
― Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

tags: demons, shame, terry-crews, tough

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“You forget it," he said. "You forget it, from this moment on. Do you understand? You are not a curse."

"Yeah, okay." Morrigan roller her eyes and tried to turn away, but Jupiter took her face in his hands and held on fast.

"No, listen to me." His wide blue eyes burned into her black ones. Righteous anger rolled off him like heat from the sidewalk in summer. "You asked me if your talent is being cursed? If you have a knack for ruining things? Her me when I tell you this: You are not a curse on anyone, Morrigan Crow. You never have been. And I think you've know that all along.”
― Jessica Townsend, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

tags: curse, cursed, jessica-townsend, morrigan-crow, not-cursed

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“There is no right way to be black or white or anything else. There are literally thousands of different ways to be in this world, so ultimately all you can be is yourself.”
― Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

tags: be-yourself, identity, terry-crews, tough

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“I always seek to provide value in the entertainment that I create, but in addition to that, tithing makes every dollar I earn valuable no matter what, because 10 percent of every dollar is going to someone in need. When the Bible speaks of giving back, it tells the story of farmers who, when harvesting from their orchards, always leave something on the vine for those who have nothing. If you have ten apples, you pick nine and leave one. That's what I do. Ten percent of every dollar I make goes to pay for a shelter to help a woman like my mom escape a man like my dad. Ten percent of every dollar I make goes to helping a kid like my childhood friend Chris stay off the streets. Ten percent of every dollar I make goes to helping students get the kind of scholarship that would have allowed me to follow my dream of going to art school. Because I tithe, everything I do has value.”
― Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

tags: money, terry-crews, tithe, tough, value

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