“Do not listen with the intent to reply…
…but with the intent to understand.”
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down on your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.”
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“A candle loses nothing…
…by lighting another candle.”
“Do not chase another human being. Instead, chase your curiosity. Chase your development and goals. Chase your passion. Strive to work for something bigger than yourself, and instead of trying to convince someone that you fit within their world, strive to build your own.”
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“Don’t try to squeeze into a glass slipper…
…Instead, shatter the glass ceiling.”
“What if you wake up some day, and you’re 65 or 75, and you never got your novel written; or you didn’t go swimming in warm pools and oceans all those years because you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were so strung out on people-pleasing that you forgot to have a juicy creative life, of imagination and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It’s going to break your heart. Don’t let that happen.”
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