55. Anne Frank

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(At the request of LotteHamers)
She is one of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Anne gained fame with the publication of Het Achterhuis or The Secret Annex.  In which she documents her life in hiding during the German occupation of The Netherlands in World War II.

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." 

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"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." 

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"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." 

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"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn."

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"I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you." 

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"No one has ever become poor by giving." 

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"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." 

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"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains." 

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"People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion." 

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"Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness."

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