Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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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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When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Life doesn’t come with an instruction book; that’s why we have fathers.
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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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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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May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.
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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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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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