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Susan Cain Author, Speaker
Inspiration

"Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to."

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Russell Simmons Entrepreneur, Music Producer
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"Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer."

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Mark Allen Author
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"You have everything you need. A miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast powerful subconscious mind. Now it's just a matter of focusing them in the right direction"

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Dale Carnegie Author, Speaker
Inspiration

"If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will."

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Esther Perel Psychotherapist, Author
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"Most of us will get turned on at night by the very same things that we will demonstrate against during the day - the erotic mind is not very politically correct."

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