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Erich Fromm Psychologist, Philosopher
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"Mother's love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. If it is there, it is like a blessing; if it is not there it is as if all the beauty had gone out of life."

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Bruce Lee Martial Artist, Actor, Director
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"One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity."

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Anais Nin Writer, Diarist
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"Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."

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Marilyn Monroe Actress, Model
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"I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else."

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Marilyn Monroe Actress, Model
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"My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!"

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Marilyn Monroe Actress, Model
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"I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes."

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Louise Hay Author, Motivational Speaker
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"Be willing to take the first step, no matter how small it is. Concentrate on the fact that you are willing to learn. Absolute miracles will happen."

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