Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
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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Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
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Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
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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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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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Strive for excellence, not perfection.
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Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
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Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between ‘I should’ and ‘I did.’
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Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
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Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.
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Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Spend your life lifting people up, not putting them down.
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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.
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Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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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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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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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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Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
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When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails
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You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
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Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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