I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity.

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"The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?"

- Sandra Cisneros

Growth

"I’ve put up with too much, too long, and now I’m just too intelligent, too powerful, too beautiful, too sure of who I am finally to deserve anything less."

- Sandra Cisneros

Self-confidence

"to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog."

- Sandra Cisneros

Aspirations

"There should be stars for great wars like ours. There ought to be awards and plenty of champagne for the survivors."

- Sandra Cisneros

Strength

"I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin."

- Sandra Cisneros

Self-improvement

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

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