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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

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You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage ...more

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In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

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I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back.

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The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virt...more

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I love the song 'I Hope You Dance' by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it.

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I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems t...more

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You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.

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The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

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I've read everything Thomas Wolfe ever wrote; my brother and I memorized whole chapters of 'You Can't Go Home Again' and 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.

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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

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Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into yo...more

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The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

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The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not all...more