Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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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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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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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
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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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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
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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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Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn’t write it down and sign it, don’t say it.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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A friend is someone who knows you and loves you for what you were and who you are, and who also shares your hopes and dreams for who you can become.
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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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Live and learn and pass it on.
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Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night’s sleep.
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A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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