Nothing Is As Simple As It Seems

“No one is going to give me a trophy for how I live my life. There’s no winning-there’s only life.”

“When hatred and fear polluted the minds of leaders, no one had to be proven guilty to lose their innocence. “

“…it’s okay to want and enjoy the support you don’t need.”

“Tears keep the sadness from drowning you inside.” 

“Wrong looks like right, when those you love pursue it.”

“Forgiveness does not excuse the offense, it only rejects the poison it feeds into you.”

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“There will always be someone who can’t see your worth. That’s a fact of life. Don’t let that someone be you.”

“You cannot give your all to someone if you aren’t doing the same for yourself”

“Cuando la carga es dividida, es más fácil llevar”

“Your children will always be looking for you in the crowd. And if they stop looking, it’s not because they don’t care - it’s because you let them down.”

“You never notice what’s keeping you balanced until you realize you’re not standing straight anymore.”

“Sometimes, Ms. Lane,” he said, “one must break with one’s past to embrace one’s future. It is never an easy thing to do. It is one of the distinguishing characteristics between survivors and victims. Letting go of what was, to survive what is.”

“The power of a leader isn’t always in the orders he gives, but often in the ones he doesn’t have to issue. Because when a leader is loved, truly loved, he holds the heart of the people in his hands. A weapon no king can afford to ignore.”

“Refusing to accept something doesn’t make it false..”

“The purpose behind the choice doesn’t change the outcome”

“Why did we never realize how perfect a moment was until we were no longer living it?”