It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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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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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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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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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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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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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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Become someone’s hero.
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Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between ‘I should’ and ‘I did.’
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