“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.” - Margaret Young
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“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music -- the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful songs and interesting people. Forget yourself.” - Henry Miller
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“To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men -- that is genius.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” - Victor Hugo
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“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” - Joseph Campbell
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“If there were none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach for anything better. - Florence Nightingale
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“We're not meant to fit in. We're meant to stand out. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, (and) fabulous? But actually, who are you not to be?” - Marianne Williamson
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“You must love yourself before you can love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are...your simple presence can make others happy.” - Jane Roberts
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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Live the life you have imagined.
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” - Henry David Thoreau
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