What holds most people back isn’t the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves. You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.

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"...if we are open and we prepare for promoting dialogue and love, and a better understanding of each other, and tolerance and so forth, that's what the world will become, a more tolerant, loving place."

- Russell Simmons

Love

"You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done."

- Russell Simmons

Awareness

"Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self."

- Russell Simmons

Compassion

"No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change."

- Russell Simmons

Transformation

"If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you’re going to get, you become a more successful person."

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"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

- Max DePree

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"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."

- President Gordon B. Hinckley

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"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."

- Alex Toussaint

Growth

"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."

- Tony Robbins

Growth

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

Growth