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.Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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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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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
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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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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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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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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Be the first to say, “Hello”.
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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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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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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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