When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Don’t expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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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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Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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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.
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Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
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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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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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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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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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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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I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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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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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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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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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
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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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