When I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist, pretty much to the left. But not when I left the university. I quickly got wise. I'd read about what had happened to Russia in 1917 when the Communists took over.

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"Courage is being scared to death … and saddling up anyway."

- John Wayne

Courage

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life; it comes to us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives, and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday."

- John Wayne

Reflection

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway."

- John Wayne

Courage

"Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid."

- John Wayne

Adversity

"Life’s tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid."

- John Wayne

Adversity

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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