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In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step.
The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.
We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not.
Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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