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She is the teller of stories, the record keeper of my life, of our human history.

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They say life is a journey, but what they do not tell us is that life is also filled with choices made entirely by ourselves.

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You owe that to yourself, and you’ll also feel a lot more confident the more you do it.

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I’m learning that this life is mine and no one else’s.

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Because the laughter, the drive, the soul, the person you are cannot be replicated.

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No man who loves you will make you feel as if you’re compromising yourself to be with him. Because that’s not love, that’s manipulation.

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I think that’s the reason I may have decided on teaching. Not because I want to stand in front of a classroom and have kids listen to me because they don’t have a choice; I want to make sure each and every one of those kids knows without a doubt that their voice is important.

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It is us creators that hold power right now, power to make a difference.