Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
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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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