Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass
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Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece – by thought, choice, courage, and determination.
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