Pessimism has never done anything but tear down and destroy what optimism has built up.
ORISON SWETT MARDENMost of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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Most men fail, not through lack of education or agreeable personal qualities, but from lack of dogged determination, from lack of dauntless will.
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There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
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There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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A good system shortens the road to the goal.
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There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t.
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What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.
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Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe.
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Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say “No,” though all the world say “Yes.
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Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.
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