Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
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Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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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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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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Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
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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 opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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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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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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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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Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
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Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Regardless of the situation, react with class.
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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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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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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
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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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When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.
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