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"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

  — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."

  — Abraham Lincoln

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

  — Mahatma Gandhi

"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint — and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. "

  — Oprah Winfrey

"Pause and remember— Life is a process of surrendering. Make the decision to let go of what no longer serves you or makes you feel good. Know that you are worth more and something better will arrive once you create the space."

  — Jenni Young McGill

"Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work."

  — Diane Von Furstenberg

"You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings."

  — Elizabeth Gilbert

"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."

  — Albert Einstein

"The most exquisite paradox...as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible."

  — Ram Dass

"The desire to let go is actually the desire to hold on masquerading as the desire to let go."

  — David Newman


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