A man watches his pear-tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt … - Abraham Lincoln

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I grew up having to care what people think; it was part of my job. I've been built up and torn down, built up and torn down. It's been difficult to tune people out, especially in the las few years. Now i'm starting to care more about me and not what everybody else thinks.

Abraham Lincoln

A man watches his pear-tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

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