The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.
― Pema Chodron

 

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A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.
― Mae West

 

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When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.
― Karen E. Quinones Miller

 

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The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

 

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You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.
― Olin Miller

 

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Accept who you are; and revel in it.
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

 

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We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.
― Carlos Castaneda

 

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Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
― Lao Tzu

 

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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
― Theodore Roosevelt

 

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You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.
― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

 

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