But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.
ADELINE YEN MAHAt the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.
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You may be right in believing that if you study hard, one day you might become fluent in English.
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Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.
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You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge.
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Friendship develops even if a thousand miles apart. But should yuan fen be absent between two individuals
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The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this:
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Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.
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Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.
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But you will still look Chinese, and when people meet you, they’ll see a Chinese girl no matter how well you speak English.
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They will remain strangers despite sitting face-to-face
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You’ll always be expected to know Chinese, and if you don’t, I’m afraid they will not respect you as much.
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Don’t trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.
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In this cosy, noisy, gregarious world of the “all-chinese” sickbed, so different from the stark, sterile solitude of the American hospital room, her life had assumed the astounding quality of a continuous farewell party.
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X-rays showed that she had cancer of the colon which had already spreed.
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I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.
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You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent.
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