"When you ask for patience, what you get is a line at the bank. In other words, life gives you the people, places, and situations that are going to allow you to once and for all develop what it is you need."
"I feel that as long as you're honest, you have the opportunity to grow. It's when you shut down, go into denial, and try to start hiding things from yourself and others, that's when you lock in certain behaviors and attitudes that keep you stuck."
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Source: Tracy Morgan On Being 'The New Black'. Fresh Air with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. October 22, 2009.
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