Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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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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Remember that just the moment you say, “I give up,” someone else seeing the same situation is saying, “My, what a great opportunity.”
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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Become someone’s hero.
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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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Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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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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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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While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
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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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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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Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Don’t expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.
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