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"We are all very individual. You have to find out what you can do best, and be self-conscious about that."
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"If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the painful process of finding it."
"But for better or worse, I am not motivated by kindness."
"We must design how we wish to be perceived, and then we must work even harder to continuously recreate and re-evaluate that perception."
"Cut the connection between your clothes and your beliefs, because clothes will not make you something, it won't make you honest or dishonest, good or bad! Your essence will not change because of what you wear!"
"We must carefully cultivate the voice that speaks to us because an internal voice is the ultimate narrator of our charming and delightful personal story or the documentarian of our tragic and disgraceful plotlines. Stories that we tell ourselves become our functional reality, which format structures the concourse of the nested emotional control panel that guides and girds us through the din of the present."
"Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention."
"One day you will wake up, you will see with clear sight all that has held you back; you will feel lighter because you finally accept who you are. You will shine with flawless beauty because your happiness comes from the purity of your heart and one day I hope you realise all of this, before it's too late; because darling, if we spent our years nurturing the best of ourselves, heaven would be felt on earth."
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"I was making a lot of momentous personal decisions. I was still very very young: when the prize was awarded, I was 33; the work I had done when I was 21."
"I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities."
"When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells."
"Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things."
"To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing."
"Try hard to find out what you're good at and what your passions are, and where the two converge, and build your life around that."
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