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[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Prophecy
Fulfilling
Optimistic
Optimism
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Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
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Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
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Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito
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We're stronger than we realize.
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Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.
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God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.
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Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
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That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.
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Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal.
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