"Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore."

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Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.205, Atlantic Books Ltd

Cheryl Strayed

#Moving Forward Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I am not sure gender ever won't be an issue in comedy, because I think that women do have different priorities in some respects.”
“Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.”
“Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise.”
“Take nothing personally. Nothing is ever personal. No matter what anyone ever does to you, EVER, itâ€™s not cause of you. Itâ€™s cause them, always. All you gotta know is THAT, just freaking take that with you everywhere, and you can just be happy all the time.”
“That should be considered long which can be decided but once.”
“The "can do" logic, by its own nature, does not accept limits. And an empire does not have a graceful way to evolve out of this role. History demonstrates this time and again.”

Source : "Global Warming and the Future of Humanity: An Interview With Noam Chomsky and Graciela Chichilnisky". Interview with C.J. Polychroniou, truthout.org. September 17, 2016.
“If someone is mean, harmful, or evil, they're out of my life. I cross them out.”
“I'm a very proud actor.”

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