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.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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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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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Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.
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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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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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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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Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.
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Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.
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A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
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Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.
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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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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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