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Quote by Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
A burden can weigh you down, or it can challenge you to rise to the demands that it imposes.
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The quote presents a burden as having two possible effects. It may weigh someone down and make progress harder. But it may also challenge that person to rise and meet the demands placed before them. The same difficulty can therefore feel limiting or become a reason to respond with greater effort.
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- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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- Official Statement
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“你要不停接受新嘅挑戰，係難呀，咁你咪解決問題囉，世界上係冇嘢解決唔到！”
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Read quote“Myself. Right now, I’m the only person that can stop me.”
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“I was deeply influenced by Gandhi’s notion of holding one’s wealth in trusteeship, to be used for the betterment of society and not as if one owned it.”
“The one thing we can all control is our effort.”
“Si no levantamos al país entre todos, vamos a seguir en esta situación que no beneficia a nadie.”
“Embrace your frustration, your fears, because that's what makes life interesting.”
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