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"Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions."
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"Because that's the thing about mean people: They make you think that the world will never work, that there are divides that you will fall into if you approach. It takes a whole lot of good people to fill in the breach created by a single mean one."

"Being tough isn't in and of itself a bad thing. Looking back on it, though, I can see I was too used to being strong, and never tried to understand those who were weak. I was too used to being fortunate, and didn't try to understand those less fortunate. Too used to being healthy, and didn't try to understand the pain of those who weren't. Whenever I saw a person in trouble, somebody paralyzed by events, I decided it was entirely his fault""he just wasn't trying hard enough. People who complained were just plain lazy. My outlook on life was unshakable, and practical, but lacked any human warmth. And not a single person around me pointed this out.' - Miu."

"I had rather that the human race, having a certain quality in their lives, should continue for only a few centuries than that, losing freedom, friendship, dignity, and mercy, and learning to be quite content without them, they should continue for millions of millennia."

"Every human being on earth is the same and our very being is crying out for same need."

"You couldn't predict what was going to happen for one simple reason: people."

"Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul."
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"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life."

"Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have."

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."
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