Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.

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"The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth."

- Albert Einstein

Compassion

"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."

- Albert Einstein

Leadership

"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."

- Albert Einstein

Insight

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value."

- Albert Einstein

Success

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

- Albert Einstein

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

- Beauty and the Beast

Courage

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

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"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

- Tracee Ellis Ross

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"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

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