That can make you feel good as long as it has meaning for you, whatever form that may take.

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When I look out at all of you, I feel confident because I know that as long as there are young people like you who still have hope and are still inspired by the possibilities of America, then there are going to be better days for this country. (Applause.) I know that we are going to come through this stronger than before.

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"When you've been out as long as I have been, 30 years, in order to feel OK every day and be optimistic and productive, you can't dwell as much on what's not working as maybe people think you do, " Perry said.

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Disconcerting as it is, you can feel your foundation shift as your mind struggles to reconcile this new point of view with long held beliefs.

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