My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.

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""If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.""

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Awareness

"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden"

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Awareness

"Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen."

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hope

"‘Is the spring coming?’ he said. ‘What is it like?’ … ‘It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine, and things pushing up and working under the earth.’"

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hope

"‘Is the spring coming?’ he said. ‘What is it like?’...’It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…’"

- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hope

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"I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!"

- Monkey D. Luffy

Independence

"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."

- Osho

Independence

"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."

Independence

"Let your spirit dart and weave, free as a dragonfly"

Independence

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."

- Dr. Seuss

Independence