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What is I? It's what you are, not what others make of you.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.
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Blaming the government for all the bad things that happen.
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I kissed him hard. The few people in the bar must have been thinking that all they were seeing was just a kiss. They didn't know that this kiss stood for my whole life - and his life, as well. The life of anyone who has waited, dreamed, and searched for their true path. The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.
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Never talking to strangers. Saying nasty things about the neighbors.
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It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.
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The trouble with words is that they give us the illusory sense that we are making ourselves understood as well as understanding what others are saying. However, when we turn around and come face-to-face with our destiny, we discover that words are not enough.
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