Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.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. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
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I’ve learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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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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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
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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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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.
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Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
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When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.
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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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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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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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