Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.
JOHN WOODENAdversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
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Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
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Earn the right to be proud and confident.
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I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
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Never mistake activity for achievement.
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I’m not afraid to die.
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
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I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs.
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Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.
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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me.
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Well, if you’re true to yourself you’re going to be true to everyone else.
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Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
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Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
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A mistake is valuable if you do four things with it: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
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Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
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Friendship is two-sided. It isn’t a friend just because someone’s doing something nice for you. That’s a nice person. There’s friendship when you do for each other. It’s like marriage – it’s two-sided.
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Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.
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It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
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The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.
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Make each day your masterpiece.
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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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