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Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: "To bring about a revolution of the heart, you have to let your heart break. Letting your heart break means..." A powerful message about pain, anger, healing and hatred

Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: “To bring about a revolution of the heart, you have to let your heart break. Letting your heart break means sinking into the pain that’s underneath the anger.... If you don’t accept the suffering, hurt can turn to hatred.”

This quote of the day by Melinda French Gates, ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder's wife Bill Gates, is one such reflection on heartbreak, anger, suffering, forgiveness and the difficult process of healing. In this Quote of the Day, Melinda French Gates suggests that real change does not always begin with fighting against pain. Sometimes, it begins with having the courage to acknowledge the pain to bring a change in the world.

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