In the past, love for me has always meant forever, and sure, you still nurse some of those fantasies, but I don't try to force it anymore. I hung on to my fairy-tale ideals for a long time. But where I am now, what I've been through, there are no rules. There are lots of ways it can turn out.

Jennifer Lopez

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You have to remember the value of your individuality - that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can.

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Lifes too short to live the same day twice. by Jennifer Lopez

Lifes too short to live the same day twice.

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When something bad happens is when you really learn. It causes self-examination, it causes you to take a look at yourself. You naturally start analyzing. It's not that you're wrong; it's that sometimes you just need to make adjustments. Change your way of thinking, change your way of doing, change your way of choosing.

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Sometimes you have to explore the darkness to get to the light an... by Jennifer Lopez

Sometimes you have to explore the darkness to get to the light and get back to who you are.

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It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work h... by Jennifer Lopez

It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.

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Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths by Jennifer Lopez

Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths

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You have to take care of yourself, your body, your mind, take car... by Jennifer Lopez

You have to take care of yourself, your body, your mind, take care of your soul-be your own keeper.

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You have got to love yourself first. You have got to be ok on your own before you can be ok with somebody else. You have got to value yourself and know that you are worth everything.

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No matter where I go I know where I came from. by Jennifer Lopez

No matter where I go I know where I came from.

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You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get o... by Jennifer Lopez

You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.

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Always follow your heart. Sometimes it's gonna hurt - but you're... by Jennifer Lopez

Always follow your heart. Sometimes it's gonna hurt - but you're going to be fine.

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Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you... by Jennifer Lopez

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.

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My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.

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You've gotta do things that make you happy. by Jennifer Lopez

You've gotta do things that make you happy.

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You have to fight for the things you want. by Jennifer Lopez

You have to fight for the things you want.

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If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.

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Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

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Love to me is someone telling me, 'I want to be with you for the rest of my life, and if you needed me to I'd jump out of a plane for you.'

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I judge people on how they smell, not how they look. by Jennifer Lopez

I judge people on how they smell, not how they look.

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When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.

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