But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying them up.

Elizabeth Wein
But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they...
But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they...
But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they...
But people need lift, too. People don't get moving, they...
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People need lift, too. People don't get moving, they don't soar, they don't achieve great heights, without someone buoying them up. The only way to achieve anything great is for someone else to believe in you and give you that lift. As you rise higher and higher, people around you want to keep you there.

Source: Rose Under Fire

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