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.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
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Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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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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It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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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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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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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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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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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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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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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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