Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.

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"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

Inspiration

"I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think."

- Socrates

Education

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new"

- Socrates

Change

"The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

- Socrates

Change

"The hottest love has the coldest end."

- Socrates

Love

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"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."

- Beauty and the Beast

Relationships

"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."

- Nick Cannon

Relationships

"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."

Relationships

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."

- Donald E. Westlake

Relationships

"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."

- Lucille Ball

Relationships