Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - August 11, 2025
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Chinese Proverb  
Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.
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Robert Henri (1865 - 1929)  
To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.
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Hugo Von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929)  
I have gotten a lot more attention than...other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And this has happened to me ever since I was a girl, when I was flat, had no teeth, was skinny and small as I could be. I always got more attention than anyone else. If I hadn't, I would have made sure I did.
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Salma Hayek  

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