Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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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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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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Regardless of the situation, react with class.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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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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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
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Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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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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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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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn’t write it down and sign it, don’t say it.
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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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May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.
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No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
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Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
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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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