The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

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The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

-- Maya Angelou

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My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God – I thank God every time I think of it – I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

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Whenever I want to laugh, I read a wonderful book, ‘Children’s Letters to God.’ You can open it anywhere. One I read recently said, ‘Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.’

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8. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

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The ache for home lives in all of us. –

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When you have an attitude of gratitude you wake up saying thank you.

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