Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
ORISON SWETT MARDENMake it a life-rule to give your best to whatever passes through your hands. Stamp it with your manhood. Let superiority be your trademark.
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Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in.
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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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A good system shortens the road to the goal.
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If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself.
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Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
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How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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But how shall I get ideas? ”Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind – Act!
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Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
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What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.
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Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
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There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t.
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It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.
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We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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