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“Growing up, I was constantly reminded to not to air our family's dirty laundry. Part of why domestic violence is allowed to continue is because there is often an unwritten rule in many families of abuse: Don't ask. Don't tell. Keeping quiet does no good. I found that sharing my story liberated me from my past. There is power in storytelling and, in that, healing. Owning my truth also empowered me. I will no longer be manipulated or controlled by guilt or shame.”
Source : Source: www.glamour.com
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“If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“I never let the worst things in life get the best of me. So take these testes and, ummm...open sesame.”
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“Monday morning and there's one less donut than there should be. Keen observers note the reduced mass straightaway but stay silent, because saying, 'Hey, is that only six donuts?' would betray their donut experience. It's not great for your career to be known as the person who can spot the difference between six and seven donuts at a glance.”
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“Abundance is the ability to do what you need to do, when you need to do it.”
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“So when you're dealing with an existential threat like death or like climate change, if you see it as 'we are all toast anyway,' then denial is a pretty good way of coping.”
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“A combination of all that was best in the gladdest days of the departing year...”
Source : Shelby Foote (1963). “The Civil War: a narrative”
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“Find joy in the ordinary.”
