Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.
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You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.
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Become someone’s hero.
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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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Live and learn and pass it on.
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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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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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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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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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Never give up on what you really want to do
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
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Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
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Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
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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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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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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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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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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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