Drinking makes uninteresting people matter less and late at night, matter not at all.

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"We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads. It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell on them."

- Lillian Hellman

Awareness

"Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?"

- Lillian Hellman

Courage

"Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell."

- Lillian Hellman

Adversity

"People change and forget to tell each other."

- Lillian Hellman

Change

"It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it."

- Lillian Hellman

Boldness

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection