"Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own."

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“Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.”

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“Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.”

“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.”

“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”

“Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.”

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