It is very strange…that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

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"You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Relationships

"You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Courage

"You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it; you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about your business of living. That's how I have done it. There's no other way."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Motivation

"I fell off my pink cloud with a thud."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Adversity

"It is very strange that the years teach us patience – that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting."

- Elizabeth Taylor

Growth

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection