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They are characterized as heartless, but really, they are just trying to find their hearts. They are known for being singularly determined to build a big life, but they are really just trying to have a good one. 

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The uncomfortable truth is that if we are not working for something, we have stopped living entirely.

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I went back to Ronna’s, ostensibly for tea. Once settled in the kitchen, however, she gave me a hug and kiss, and I responded, and as we have so many times before, we ended up all over one another. I suggested we move from the kitchen, where we were vertical, to the bedroom, where we got horizontal.

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I expect perfection out of myself all the time. But we weren’t called to be perfect.

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You don’t feel valued for who you really are.

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There’s a reason why self-discipline is called the bridge between goals and accomplishments.

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A sad sight on this July 4th were the beggars on every corner of Broadway. It kills me that some people have so little. . . I keep hoping for the end of this era of mindless consumerism, monstrous greed, unthinking “patriotism” (Rambo and shouting “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”), and callousness toward the poor and unfortunate.

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Keep your feet on the ground. The more you add a feather to your wings, the more people pull you down.

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

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Ambitious women are holistic about their approach to life.