Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
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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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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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Be the first to say, “Hello”.
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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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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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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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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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