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Life is short; we get old so fast. It doesn’t make sense to waste time on hating.
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I may not talk perfect white talk-type English, but I give you wisdom.
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You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would.
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The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.
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I want to get out with my greatness intact.
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Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
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Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
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I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.
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Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are
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You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
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