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The 35-Second Aha! Moment
Every Monday, we're rounding up the things, small and big, that make us stop and think. Today, we're inspired by...

 “We walk around with such strong convictions about who we are. Then, somehow, something catches us off guard, and everything you thought you knew about yourself dwindles and is gone.”
-Broadway actress Nina Arianda, on how a costar’s line reading changed her as a performer.

"Anything to improve your life is worth doing."
-Dominic Old Elk, a 49-year-old college student at Montana State University

”As one of those thus benefited, I retain the mute, head-shaking gratitude of someone snatched back from the edge of an abyss. I would have lived, sure, but not nearly as well.”

-Writer George Saunders, on how his life was affected by two influential high school teachers.

"I just got filled up with inspiration."
-Hockey legend Mark Messier, on finishing the New York City marathon, representing the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund

Topics: Aha! Moments, Quotes
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