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.
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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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
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Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Live and learn and pass it on.
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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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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May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.
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Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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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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Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
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