Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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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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Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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Become someone’s hero.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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I’ve learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
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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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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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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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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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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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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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Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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