Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
H. JACKSON BROWN JR.It’s not your job to get people to like you, it’s your job to like people.
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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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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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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
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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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Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
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Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
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Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between ‘I should’ and ‘I did.’
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Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.
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People who accomplish big things did small things well.
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Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
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Become someone’s hero.
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