Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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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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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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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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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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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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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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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass
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Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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