Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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A friend is someone who knows you and loves you for what you were and who you are, and who also shares your hopes and dreams for who you can become.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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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.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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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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It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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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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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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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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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Live and learn and pass it on.
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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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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
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