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.

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"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

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

- Lillian Hellman

Reflection

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

- Lillian Hellman

Boldness

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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."

Awareness