A Quote by Ruth Benedict

I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation.

Ruth Benedict

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Ruth Benedict
American - Scientist
June 5, 1887 - September 17, 1948

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Believe in your dreams. Believe in today. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. Believe we can build a better world. Believe when others might not. Believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else. Believe that the best is yet to be. Believe in each other. Believe in yourself. I believe in you.

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Avery Bradley

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Robert Plant

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Victor Salva

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Leslie Jamison

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Clint Eastwood

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Johnny Depp

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Bill Bryson

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Mary J. Blige

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Josh Garrels

I want to stay hungry. I really believe my resources are best used to help projects that make the world suck less.

Alexis Ohanian

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Jay Shetty

Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.

Joyce Meyer

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