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People only give value to a thing if they have, at some point, been uncertain as to whether or not they'll get it.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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Never talking to strangers. Saying nasty things about the neighbors.
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making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
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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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