I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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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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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn’t write it down and sign it, don’t say it.
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Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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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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Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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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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May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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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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Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
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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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