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" Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy. "

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" I'm one of the happiest people I know. I truly am. And it's genuine. "

" I feel like I could go on forever. "

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" I am the happiest Hispanic I've ever met. Truly. "

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" I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy. "

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