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" Feeling passionate about something doesn't mean you have to be angry. "

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" I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in myself and not looking at the things within I have to fix. Sometimes you keep going because you don't want to face the truth. "

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" In fact, I don't read newspapers any longer. "

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