Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average lifespan is a mere five to fourteen days.

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"Romance often begins by a splashing waterfall and ends over a leaky sink."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Love

"I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Belief

"My point is life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The piña and the colada."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Balance

"We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Compassion

"Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Compassion

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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