Let us resolve to be masters, not victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
- Topic: Action, Dedication
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.
No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.
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