If you had a million dollars, what would you do?
I've been asked that question a lot. Usually, the answer you can expect from me is books, but sometimes I'll shake things up with vacations or more cats. Whatever I think will bring me happiness at that given moment. But recently, I was asked that question. And I couldn't say books, or vacations, or cats. Because I realized that there were still books I owned that I hadn't read, I honestly couldn't travel anywhere and truly enjoy it without stress, and I can always love the two cats I have now. So I answered, I think, truthfully: If I had a million dollars, I think I would maybe start my own school in an underdeveloped country somewhere. And kids who've never stepped foot inside a school would come and they would learn. And some kids probably won't like it, but I think a lot of them will. And I'd teach them things about history, and science, and literature, and they'd smile, and I think I could really see the moment when they got it and the world finally made sense to them. It would be the best feeling in the world.
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So much pain is caused by hating people for things they can't change. Please. Don't be part of it.
-Atlas If you avoid your weaknesses, they become your limits.
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Whenever you fall, it's never the action that hurts. Your stomach drops after you hit the ground, the pain begins after the stumble. I know a lot of people who've fallen, and are feeling a lot of pain right now. But you have to remember: you've gotten through every bad day so far. What's stopping you now?
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-Atlas As you walk, look back. Remember what you see. That is how you will find your way home.
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