Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, ‘Gee, if I’d only spent more time at the office.’
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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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Remember that just the moment you say, “I give up,” someone else seeing the same situation is saying, “My, what a great opportunity.”
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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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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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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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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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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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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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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