"My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life."

Life, Daughter, Mother, Destiny

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"My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life."

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"It can be a beautiful experience to look for the magic that is hidden within the realm of our lives, but let's not let the process blind us to the majesty that is right in front of us."

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"Your life is a reflection. you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. You gotta BE it to SEE it."

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Steve Maraboli, American Author

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"This is your life. This is your moment. Think of all you have been through just to get here. MAKE IT COUNT!"

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"Be careful! If the opinion of others is your gauge, then it is also your goal. If you concern yourself with what others think, then you can only go as far as others think. You're better than that!"

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"The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should it end? What is the value of life? How do we measure it?"

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"Years are not important, my dear."

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"Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director."

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"I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged."

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