Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

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"A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place."

- Amy Tan

Love

"We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming—well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate."

- Amy Tan

Hope

"Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever."

- Amy Tan

Hope

"We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming — well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate."

- Amy Tan

Hope

"When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but they still exist and I know they are mine, and it’s all part of making sense of who I am."

- Amy Tan

Self-awareness

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"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."

- Winston Churchill

Optimism

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

- Helen Keller

Optimism

"Opportunities don’t happen, you create them."

- Chris Grosser

Optimism

"You will soon feel as if nothing was done to you. The surgery will be fast and smooth. Good luck with your surgery!"

Optimism

"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism."

- Colleen Wilcox

Optimism