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True solace is finding none, which is to say, it is everywhere. 

-Grethel Elrich

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Nature is a patient, relentless sculptor.

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There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul.

I. Kahn

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If my critics saw me walking on water they’d say it’s because I couldn’t swim.

-Margaret Thatcher

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Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life,the idea came to him of what he called 'the love of your fate.' Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, 'This is what I need.' It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment--not discouragement--you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.

Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes. ~Joseph Campbell

Book: Reflections on the Art of Living

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So quietly deep in the night I sit looking at stars They prompt me to think of years past Both laughter and of scars

I guess we all have those to bear And hurtful things to keep Buried somewhere within our Self Some of the scars run deep

And yet exists contentment found In laughter through the years Of precious moments I once shared To outweigh every tear

Within the silence speaks a truth Much like a gentle voice Telling me things will be alright Just cling to love by choice

So thus I hold to happy times The hurtful things forgive That I might know the peace it brings For every day I live

Holding to hurt is so easy Forgivance sets us free To enjoy life and grow into The person meant to be

I know that to the universe I matter not at all My existence…a tiny speck Quite microscopic small

If I’m to find true happiness It’s clear as it can be The way I live this life is left Entirely…to me

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If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him

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Gifts are easy--they're given, after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.

-Jeff Bezos

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The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be. - Reid Hoffman

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“No” means, when you really say it, “there isn’t anything you could do to me that would make me change my mind.”

Or conversely,

“I will play for higher stakes than you will.”

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The point where a reasonable person would give up is precisely when holding the throttle down matters most.