"You get in life what you have..." - Quote by Oprah Winfrey
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
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“The truth is I have from the very beginning listened to my instincts. All of my best decisions in life have come because I was attuned to what really felt like the next right move for me.”
“I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life.”
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”
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“Cowardice in a race, as in an individual, is the unpardonable sin.”
“That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.”
“Life is in short cycles or periods; we are quickly tired, but we have rapid rallies. A man is spent by his work, starved, prostrate; he will not lift his hand to save his life; he can never think more. He sinks into deep sleep and wakes with renewed youth, with hope, courage, fertile in resources, and keen for daring adventure.”
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“Sometimes I think I was more in control of my life years and years ago, and yet one should make progress; one should learn more every year and become…well, if not happier, then calmer and more able to handle your problems. But I’m not. Sometimes I just seem to make more problems for myself. I do. It makes me feel I haven’t grown up as much as I should have by now.”
“Death belongs to life as birth does The walk is in the raising of the foot as in the laying of it down”
“The ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together.”