When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night’s sleep.
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Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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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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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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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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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between ‘I should’ and ‘I did.’
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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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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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