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“When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.”

“Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon; sand is worthless because it is common; be yourself and you will be a diamond.”

“Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.”

“A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else; just be yourself.”

“Stress-free moments certainly exist, but that is the extent of it. People, who have bought into the idea of a stress-free life, believe they should be happy and positive all the time. They have been sold a damaging falsehood. As the first sentence in M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Travelled famously said: “Life is difficult.” Learning to deal effectively with life’s difficulties, learning to manage the inevitable stress of life is attainable, while eliminating stress is not.”

“Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas.”

“Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.”

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.”

“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.”

“The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.”

“Don't run with the crowd; fly with the stars.”

“Robert Frost wrote about “two roads diverg[ing] in a wood” and taking “the one less traveled.” But, in Molly’s case, both roads continued on to equally devastating destinations, even if the specifics were different. Which of the two paths would you choose if one went off a cliff and the other into quicksand?”