Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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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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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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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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Don’t expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.
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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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May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.
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Be the first to say, “Hello”.
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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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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Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
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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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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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