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Tyler Perry Quotes: I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
         

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.


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Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.



Don't stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.

Don't stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.



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The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.



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A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.

A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.



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