Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
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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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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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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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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.
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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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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, ‘Gee, if I’d only spent more time at the office.’
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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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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Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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