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Before you find out who you are, you have to figure out who you aren't.

Iyanla Vanzant

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Iyanla Vanzant
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 13
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Life gives you an endless supply of do-overs.
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So many of us invest a fortune making ourselves look good to the world, yet inside we are falling apart. It's time to invest on the inside.
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To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am.
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If you don't ask for what you need, the need will keep getting bigger.
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If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.
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Know thyself. Accept thyself. Love thyself. No matter what you have done, where you have been, know, accept, and love who you are.
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I now realize that just because you can take a punch does not mean you must stand in front of a fist, particularly not when the fist is your own.
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Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven't said to that someone.
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I'm focusing on healing lives and teaching people that they can heal - giving them tools to heal.
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If you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will.
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You`re making it about them. This has got about you, because you don`t have peace
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If you see crazy coming, cross the street!
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There are no guarantees in life, but it is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100 percent of your attention, energy, and time to a thing, you will get exactly that back. Make sure you give all that you have to make sure you will get all that you need.
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We can think, speak, and bring the best possible outcome into existence by focusing on where we are going, not on where we think we are.
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