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Don't try so much to form your character - it's like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose. Live as you like best, and your character will take care of itself. - Henry James (Portrait of a Lady)

Like my father said in his simple catechism, trust your future to the things you love. - Diane Sawyer

It is the friends that you can call at 4 a.m that matter. - Marlene Dietrich

Don't give up! Surround yourself with people who are energetic and disciplined. Surround yourselves with ambitious, positive people. - Earvin Magic Johnson

Try to live in the present; don't carry around unnecessary burdens from a yesterday you will not live again or a tomorrow that is not guaranteed. - Marian Wright Edelman

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a food of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. - Laurence J. Peter.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life. - Jean De La Fontain

Friendship is constant in all other things. Save in the office and affairs of love. - Shakespeare

When one's own problem are unsolvable, and all best efforts frustrated, it is lifesaving to listen to other people's problems. - Suzanne Massie

A: Hey! Look out, there's a car coming! Phew! That was close! Well, it's safe to cross the road now.
B: Wait, I know that couple in the car.
A: Really? Who are they?
B: Actually I don't remember their names. He's kind of person that everyone looks up to, he was generous, helpful and honest. However, she's a terrible snob. She looks down on anyone who's poorer than her.
A: How do you know them?
B: They were my neighborhood when I lived in California.

But I don't know, I still believe good endings are possible, something to strive for, something to be proud of. - Diane Keaton