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Each January I choose 12 quotes, one for each month of the year, to serve as my guideposts for the coming year.

So here’s some wisdom to live by in 2020.

• “Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
•  “Don’t hate what you don’t understand.” - John Lennon
•  “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
•  “The most dangerous phrase in the language is ‘We’ve always done it this way.’” – Grace Hopper
• “Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.” – Janis Joplin
• “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.” -Eric Hoffer
•  “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
•  “Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” - Nora Ephron
•  “A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of doubt.” -Justice Sonia Sotomayor
•  “Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland
•  “As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth
•  “Empathy has no script. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgement, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message, ‘You’re not alone.’” - Brene Brown

This Week’s Monday Moment:  TED Talk Quotes

 Have a great day. Have a great week. Have a great new year.

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Lee