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Optimism is a choice. Cynicism isn't smarter - it's just safer.
Jewel
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Jewel
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 23
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Jewel Kilcher
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Your life becomes what you believe.
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I love vulnerability. It's what keeps me soft and from becoming emotionally calcified.
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The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature, but by your approach.
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Lots of people have gone from public housing to do great things in the world and have a tremendous sense of duty to their fellow man because of it.
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I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.
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I wanted to be an honest writer and show my ugliness as much as I showed my hopes or goodness. And that really sculpted the type of artist I've become.
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I grew up bar-singing and saw all kinds of ways people tried to outrun their emotional pain. It doesn't work. You end up with the original pain, as well as new pain added on top of it from the tactics you used trying to avoid it in the first place. It's best to take a deep breath, bolster yourself, and walk through it.
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We've made houses for hatred. It's time we made a place where people's souls may be seen and made safe.
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I have a life that I enjoy I try and value the things that I think are worth valuing and everything else is icing. You know, it is a kick to go down the red carpet in that dress and then you go back home.
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A good love is delicious, you can't get enough too soon.
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I'd rather see the world from a different angle.
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I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.
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So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.
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