Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

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"Everywhere I see bliss."

- Mary Shelley

Happiness

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."

- Mary Shelley

Courage

"Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void but out of chaos."

- Mary Shelley

Creativity

"Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of the void but out of chaos."

- Mary Shelley

Creativity

"I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves."

- Mary Shelley

Empowerment

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change