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Open this quoteGood ideas don’t just turn up, you have to go looking for them.
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Names for Every Turn
Lina’s first map was neat, confident, and wrong. Her second was crowded with fountains, fig trees, shortcuts, and the knowledge of everyone who called the hillside home.
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Keep the Lane Open
Keo knows exactly how to win a race. He does not yet know how to keep a teammate from leaving one.
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When the Building Learned to Listen
Lidia thought quiet could be enforced until a building full of strangers showed her that peace begins with knowing what everyone else is carrying.
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You cannot make sense to a person who only comprehends things at their own level of perception. No matter how much you explain, argue, or try. Save your energy.
Not everyone deserves what you keep trying to give. Give to the right people at the right time.
They do not hate your win. They hate that it exposes their excuses.
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Use this affirmationMy willingness to begin again gives difficult experiences room to become sources of learning.