Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.
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Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass
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After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.
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Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
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Don’t judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.
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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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If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
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Be the first to say, “Hello”.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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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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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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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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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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