Strive for excellence, not perfection.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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I’ve learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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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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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Remember that just the moment you say, “I give up,” someone else seeing the same situation is saying, “My, what a great opportunity.”
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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