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Dr. Seuss
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
― Dr. Seuss
Marilyn Monroe
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe
Oscar Wilde
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde
Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa
Bernard M. Baruch
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch
William W. Purkey
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Dr. Seuss
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss
Mae West
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West
Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost
J.K. Rowling
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Albert Camus
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus
Eleanor Roosevelt
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story
Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain
Elbert Hubbard
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard
Maya Angelou
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
Oscar Wilde
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde
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