"When you run a race, you hurt..." - Quote by Oprah Winfrey
When you run a race, you hurt your ability to compete when you turn your head to look at the competition chasing you, you lose a step physically and psychologically. Run the race always stretching to do your best, imitations will come in last, no one can catch an original.
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“What I find powerful is a person with the confidence to be her own self.”
“Don't complain about what you don't have. Use what you've got. To be less than your best is a sin.”
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