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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
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“It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.”
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“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”
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“I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”
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