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Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

— Mary Schmich Wear Sunscreen (1997)

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Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with those who are reckless with yours.

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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

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Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out.

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