To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others.

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"An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate."

- Criss Jami

Awareness

"Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else; it is to say that that person is superior in some sense."

- Criss Jami

Awareness

"Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters."

- Criss Jami

Compassion

"It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it."

- Criss Jami

Hope

"If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place."

- Criss Jami

Self-awareness

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"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Belief

"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Belief

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

- Buddha

Belief

"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."

- Might Guy

Belief

"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

- Josephus Daniels

Belief