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“I tell my story not because it is unique but because it is not.”

–Malala Yousafzai (ملاله یوسفزۍ)

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Photo of Malala Yousafzai in 2015

 

This is why I don’t like people calling me unique and unusual.

Quote• Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 by Mel Baggs

“A lot of very well-educated people truly believed, for example, that the Titanic was unsinkable.  Unfortunately for them, giant hole-punching icebergs don’t give a shit what you believe.” -Dan Cummins

Why “You create your own reality” is dangerous bullshit in a nutshell.

Quote• Posted on May 8, 2018 by Mel Baggs

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