Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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Improve your performance by improving your attitude.
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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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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Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
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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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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That’s the best job security I know.
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Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.
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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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It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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Never give up on what you really want to do
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