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> [We have all felt some type of hurt in life. What we do with it defines us threw the good and bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mccarty/we-have-all-felt-some-type-of-hurt-in-life-what-we-do-with-it-defines/)

[Kevin McCarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mccarty/)

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> [A positive attitude opens you to the flow of life. It defines the energy you send out and shapes your circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-positive-attitude-opens-you-to-the-flow-of-life-it-defines-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [It's not what I have been through in my life that defines who I am, it's how I got through it that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/it-s-not-what-i-have-been-through-in-my-life-that-defines-who-i-am-it/)

[Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/)

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> [Its not what I have been through in my life it defines who I am, its how I got through it that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-not-what-i-have-been-through-in-my-life-it-defines-who-i-am-its/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Dr. Stayner once suggested that all people face a day in their life that defines who they are, that shapes who they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-a-tucker/dr-stayner-once-suggested-that-all-people-face-a-day-in-their-life/)

[K.A. Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-a-tucker/)

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> [If the primary goal of life is a closer walk with GOD then even the good is sometimes set aside in favor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/if-the-primary-goal-of-life-is-a-closer-walk-with-god-then-even-the/)

[Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/ravi-zacharias-1158_goals_if-the-primary-goal-of-life-is-a-closer_1938525.png)

> [“Life…Isn't a roller coaster, it isn't unexpected or surprising. It's not a free ticket to go along for the ride... Simply put,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bilal-hussain/life-isn-t-a-roller-coaster-it-isn-t-unexpected-or-surprising-it-s/)

[Bilal Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bilal-hussain/)

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> [“the sanctity of life always takes precedence over the quality of life...For life defines what is the definitive intrinsic attribute, of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryavesh-rothmensch/the-sanctity-of-life-always-takes-precedence-over-the-quality-of-life/)

[Daryavesh Rothmensch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryavesh-rothmensch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/daryavesh-rothmensch-45173_darius-radmanesh_the-sanctity-of-life-always-takes-preced_1891781.jpg)

> [We choose every day, our attitude towards our surroundings, people and situations. What we accept and include into our inner space shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-choose-every-day-our-attitude-towards-our-surroundings-people-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/anonymous-1_acceptance_we-choose-every-day-our-attitude-towards_1000429.jpg)

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