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The greatest lesson wasn’t one I read from a book or learned from a professor. It wasn’t about how to prepare for my career or how to live on my own.

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“Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.” – John Hersey

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He left me at 19. I didn’t lose myself this time, though.

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I knew nothing about the events of Mrs. America until I started watching the show.

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Losing yourself is the best way to find yourself in the process.

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Everything I have learned in life has been a lesson. I don’t regret anything I went through because it got me to where I am today.

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We, as a system of education, have failed you. And I am deeply sorry.

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Flowers don’t just start out in full bloom; they take the rain and the sun and turn them into something beautiful.

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So if you’re feeling lost and unprepared, know that it’s just a part of the process. Everyone else has been here before, and they all made it through.

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There’s so much more to life than chasing people and chasing happiness in things that are only more exhausting.