Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
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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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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
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Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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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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