There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

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"Courage is grace under pressure."

- Ernest Hemingway

Courage

"The world breaks everyone and afterward some are strong at the broken places."

- Ernest Hemingway

Strength

"As a writer, you should not judge. You should understand."

- Ernest Hemingway

Creativity

"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another."

- Ernest Hemingway

Reflection

"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."

- Ernest Hemingway

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"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."

- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth