Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow.

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"I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me."

- Jay-Z

Resilience

"Nobody built like you, you design yourself."

- Jay-Z

Empowerment

"You learn more in failure than you ever do in success."

- Jay-Z

Learning from Mistakes

"A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson."

- Jay-Z

Learning from Mistakes

"I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man."

- Jay-Z

Ambition

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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