Pessimism has never done anything but tear down and destroy what optimism has built up.
ORISON SWETT MARDENThe man who has not learned the secret of taking the drudgery out of his task by flinging his whole soul into it, has not learned the first principles of success or happiness.
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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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When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success.
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To think you can creates the force that can.
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The successful men of today are men of one overmastering idea, one unwavering aim, men of single and intense purpose.
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Real happiness is so simple that most people do not recognize it. It is derived from the simplest, the quietest, the most unpretentious things in the world.
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Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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We lend power to the things we fear!
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The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.
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No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else.
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Worry clogs the brain and paralyzes the thought. A troubled brain can not think clearly, vigorously, locally.
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Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.
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Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.
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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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Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in.
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