Ask not what the world needs; ask what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

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"A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope."

- Howard Thurman

Hope

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive."

- Howard Thurman

Self-awareness

"Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

- Howard Thurman

Inspiration

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive."

- Howard Thurman

Motivation

"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism."

- Howard Thurman

Adversity

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