Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. On some idle Tuesday.
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Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.
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The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.
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Well, nowIf little by little you stop loving meI shall stop loving youLittle by littleIf suddenly you forget meDo not look for meFor I shall already have forgotten youIf you think it long and mad the wind of banners that passes through my lifeAnd you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have rootsRememberThat on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my armsAnd my roots will set off to seek another land
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When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.
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The past has no power over the present moment.
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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!
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Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
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True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.
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So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
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There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
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The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
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Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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HAPPINESS [is] ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
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Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.
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All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.
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You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?
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My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
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I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine.
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