"The primary purpose of life is in being in the NOW."
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"I've never been as happy as I am now, because I followed the signs, I was patient, and I know that this is going to change everything."
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"A warrior takes every opportunity to teach himself."
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"Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things."
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"The legend engraved on the face of the Jewish nickel- on the body of every Jewish child!- not IN GOD WE TRUST, but SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE A PARENT AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE."
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"Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow."
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"There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women."
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"You never know how a good quest is going to end."
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"I believe in miracles, I believe in the Law of Attraction, but even I don't think I'm big enough to manifest five Asian elephants cloaked in gold."
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"The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings."
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"My mom [has] always been my hero. Watching her experience something like breast cancer was pivotal, I think in my whole family's life and experience. She is one strong lady."
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"My mother has always been my emotional barometer and my guidance. I was lucky enough to get to have one woman who truly helped me through everything."
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"Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure?"
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"The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do."
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"It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference."
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"Fear is the anticipation of the pain in the future. Anger is the remembrance of pain in the past. Hostility is wanting to get even."
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"Let us not demand of ourselves that we alone must be the agent of change. In a fire brigade everyone passes along a bucket, but only the last person puts out the fire. None of us know where we stand in line. We may be here simply to pass a bucket; we may be called on to play a major role. In either case, all we can do is think, act, and say. Let us direct our thoughts, words, and actions to peace. That is all we can do. Let the results be what they will be."
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"Let us realize that engagement and detachment aren't opposite-the more engaged we become, the more detached we will have to be."
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"The highest intention comes from love and compassion ... when our intentions come from a place of love and compassion then we have the power of the universe."
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"Look at the world as a reflection of your inner state."
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