I’ve learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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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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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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