Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
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Be the first to say, “Hello”.
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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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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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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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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Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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A friend is someone who knows you and loves you for what you were and who you are, and who also shares your hopes and dreams for who you can become.
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