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Exam Breaks

A guide for students to take a break from exams

Quotes

Rachel's Favorites

"Open different doors, you may find a you there that you never knew was yours. Anything can happen." 
― Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
―  Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne

"Comparison is the death of joy."
― Mark Twain

"The last of human freedoms- the ability to choose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances."
― Viktor E. Frankl

Thich Nhat Hanh

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, from 61 Profound Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes On Life, Love, and Happiness

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Inspirational Quotes

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
― Winston Churchill

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
― Helen Keller

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
― Zig Ziglar

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
― Theodore Roosevelt

"When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go."
― Carol Burnett

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