I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
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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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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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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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Become someone’s hero.
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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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Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.
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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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It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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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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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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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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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
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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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Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.
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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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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night’s sleep.
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