East of Eden – John Steinbeck

“A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.”

― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Secrets of change – Socrates

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

– Socrates

Success – Vince Lombardi

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

– Vince Lombardi

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Poverty – Unknown

“Some people are so poor, that the only thing they have is money”

– Unknown

Sun – Maori Proverb

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you”

– Maori Proverb

Life – Robert Frost

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

– Robert Frost

Fall in love – Sathnam Sanghera

“They say people don’t fall in love with people, they fall in love with a quality they want to possess.”

– Sathnam Sanghera

Accurate observation – George Bernard Shaw

“The power of accurate observation is called ‘cynicism’ by those who have not got it.”

– George Bernard Shaw

Second time – Vikor E. Frankl

“Live as if you were living for the second time”

– Vikor E. Frankl

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Ignorance – Unknown

“I will not censor my opinion to comfort your ignorance”

– Unknown

Marry – Socrates

“By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.”

– Socrates

The past – Unknown

“The past is simply a story we tell ourselves.”

– Unknown

Loving – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.”

– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Believe – Maya Angelou

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them, the first time.”

– Maya Angelou

Your past – Jordan Belfort

“You are not the mistakes of your past, but the resources and capabilities that you have gleaned from your past.”

– Jordan Belfort