The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
MAYA ANGELOUNo one can take the place of a friend, no one.
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Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
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We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
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I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
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Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.
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Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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We need much less than we think we need.
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I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
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Love life. Engage in it. Give it all you’ve got. Love it with a passion because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.
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Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.
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To those who have given up on love: I say, Trust life a little bit.
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