“God is within you, and you can do and have anything you want. You must love yourself more. … and then … you can love your fellow man.”

—  Cary Grant

Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)
Context: Do not blame others for your own mistakes. … YOU are Mother Nature. You have the power within you to be thin or fat, as you desire. … God is within you, and you can do and have anything you want. You must love yourself more. … and then … you can love your fellow man.

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