Sierra's Convos

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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."

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“Not all those who wander are lost.”

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“It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”

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“I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”

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“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”

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I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

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“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”

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“Without fear there cannot be courage.”

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Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

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One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

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“I can be hurt, she said, only by people I respect.”

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“I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference.”

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“Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.”

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“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

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“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”

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And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.