A helping hand

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

Erin Majors

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About perfectionism

Perfectionism doesn’t make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.

Maria Shriver

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The (un)importance of sleep

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing. 

Martha Stewart

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Being humble

Speak less than you know; have more than you show.

William Shakespeare

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Smile in trouble

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Thomas Paine

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Start creating

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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What do you pretend to be?

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Kurt Vonnegut

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You’ve got to try! 

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. 

Michael Jordan

Giving up too early

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Margaret Thatcher

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