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“No te vendas, no te alquiles. Sé un alma libre y vela por lo justo. Es mucho mejor pasar hambre que ser un esclavo. Sigue tus corazonadas. Apela al sentido común. Nunca pierdas el sueño por aquello que no tiene solución. Nunca pierdas el sueño por aquello que tiene solución. Nunca pierdas los sueños. La familia que te tocó en suerte es importante, la familia que construirás es más importante… Los amigos son la familia que elegiste; a ellos, respeto, amor a raudales, palabras de oro, lealtad absoluta, confianza. Si das tu palabra es como si dieras tu vida, es más importante que cualquier contrato. Ya lo sabes, pero va de nuevo: el dinero sólo sirve para lo que sirve, ni más ni menos. Si con dinero puedes cambiar la vida de una persona, cámbiala sin dudar. Si con dinero no puedes cambiar tu propia vida, deshazte de él. Nadie es más ni menos que tú, mira a los demás a los ojos, escúchalos, intenta entenderlos. Si no entiendes sus razonamientos o sus motivaciones guíate por el corazón y no por la cabeza.”

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