Perhaps I was foolish, just like the boy that prays to only see the sun / Maybe life happens like tides / One minute you’re low and feelin’ shallow, then all of a sudden you rise.

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"You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you."

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Awareness

"I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening."

- J. Cole

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"To appreciate the sun, you gotta know what rain is."

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"But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening."

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"I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do."

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"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

- Max DePree

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"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."

- President Gordon B. Hinckley

Growth

"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."

- Alex Toussaint

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"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."

- Tony Robbins

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"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

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