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"I thought if I didnt take a break, I would do something even worse. Like yell or hang up the phone."
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"Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life's contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace."
"Fighting external monsters is easy in comparison to how we fight those within us."
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
"When you are angry, close your eyes, you will regain your inner peace."
"Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge."
"Controlled anger leads to positive action."
"Immediate gratification is a dream killer."
"We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more."
"If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self."
"If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future."
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"I just reminded myself that she didn't say it mean. She wasn't making fun of me. She wasn't comparing. Or criticizing."
"Girls like guys to be a challenge. It gives them some mold to fit in how they act. Like a mom. What would a mom do if she couldn't fuss over you and make you clean your room? And what would you do without her fussing and making you do it? Everyone needs a mom. And a mom knowns this. And it gives her a sense of purpose. You get it?"
"My Aunt Helen was my favorite person in the whole world. She was my mom's sister. She got straight A's when she was a teenager and she used to give me books to read. My father said that the books were a little too old for me, but I liked them so he just shrugged and let me read."
"I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than she actually is. And I think it's bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera."
"I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it won't change the fact that they are upset."
"It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book."
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