Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.

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"The true republic: men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less."

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"The true republic—men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less."

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

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

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"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."

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

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

- Dolly Parton

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