Please don't settle for happiness. It's not good enough. Of course you…

Toni Morrison
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Please don't settle for happiness. It's not good enough. Of course you deserve it, but if that's all you have in mind - happiness - I want to suggest to you that personal success devoid of meaningfulness, free of a steady commitment to social justice - that's more than a barren life. It's a trivial one. ✨ FaceBook post byToni Morrison from Aug 23, 2011
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