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I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful. – Alanis Morissette

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In LA, where I live, its all about perfectionism. Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women. – Alanis Morissette

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Beauty
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When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs. – Alanis Morissette

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For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasnt really enjoying my success. – Shania Twain

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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable. – Pat Riley

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Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon. – Booker T. Washington

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To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They dont really think me as a long jumper, although thats the event I had more success in. – Carl Lewis

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Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 – Bible

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I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that Im a person. Then maybe Ill be a great actress. – Marilyn Monroe

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Nothing weights lighter than a promise. – German Proverb

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The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. – John le Carre

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