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Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. Zig Ziglar.
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No sacrifice, no glory.
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No pressure, no diamonds (Mary Case)
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Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug (John Lithgow)
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Tell me what you do with your downtime and I will show you your destiny
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Don't talk to person about God until you feed him
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Your duty is to self-harmony, not to society
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Money doesn't make you happy, but makes you more of who you are
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Learn to live simply, easily, with self-contentment
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You don't get rich by doing certain things--it's by how you do them
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All harm to others is automatic self-harm
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There are always two voices in your mind: I can and I can't. It's about which one you will listen to
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Whatever we are is determined by whatever we think
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Intelligence is a myth, competence is real
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood
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Success is never final
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There is always room at the top
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Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder
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The squeaky wheel doesn't always get grease. Sometimes it gets replaced
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It's never too late to be what you might have been
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When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum
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It's better to sleep on what you intend doing than to stay awake over what you've done
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We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear
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Character is the ability to follow through on a decision long after the emotion with which it was make has passed
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Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting
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Women speak two languages one of which is verbal
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Never trust a doctor who sells cemetery plots on the side
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People only see what they are prepared to see
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Some people make the future; most people wait for the future to make them
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What one sees depends on where one sits
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Success is never permanent and failure is never final
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It's not enough to learn-- one must become (Marshal Silver)
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Impossibility is an opinion, not a fact
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People forget how fast you did the job, but they remember how well you did it.
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He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.
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Bit off more than you chew then chew it. Plan more than you can do then do it.
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I was going to buy a copy of "The Power of Positive Thinking" but I thought, "What good will it do?"
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I'm an optimist, but the optimist who carries a rain coat.
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It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
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One gift creates appreciation. Many gifts create expectation.
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Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don't will find an excuse.
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A mouse never trusts its luck to one hole only.
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A male gynecologist is like a mechanic who never owned a car.
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The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.
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If skills could be acquired just by watching every dog would be a butcher.
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Do not look where you fell, but look where you slipped.
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Money cannot buy the fuel of love, but it's an excellent kindling.
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The graveyards are full of people the world could not do without.
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More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
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People are just as happy as they make their minds to be.
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When one door closes another door opens, but we so often look so long & so regretfully on the closed door, that we don't see the ones which open for us.
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The man who removes the mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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You'd worry much less about what people think about you if you'd really know how little they do.
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Confront your fears & doubts instead of hiding them.
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A scaled cat dread cold water.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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There's a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.
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Any fool can criticize, condemn & complaint & most fools do.
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Little strokes fell great oaks.
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Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.
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Pursue a woman not because she is hot, but because she's cool.
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Whatever you are ready for is ready for you.
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
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Problems can't be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.
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As I grow older I pay little attention to what they say. I just watch what they do.
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Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
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What counts is what people think it is, not what it is.
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Every shot you don't make is a guaranteed miss.
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Most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
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To achieve what you never had you have to do what you've never done.
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Some folks are wise & some are otherwise.
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Discipline is the bridge between goals & accomplishments.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, not man perfected without trials
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Action may not always bring happiness, but there's no happiness without action.
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Without dreams there's no reality.
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Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence-- is the key to unlocking our potential.
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You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could & should do for themselves.
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You are the way you are because that's the way you want to be.If you really wanted to be different you would be in the process of changing right now.
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Prosperity belongs to those who learn new things fastest.
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What's the most valuable use of my time right now?
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Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy... in the end you usually get what you expect.
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For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
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Whatever reason you had for not being somebody, there's somebody who had the same problem & overcame it.
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Nothing happens unless first a dream.
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It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it's a calamity no to dream. It's not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it's a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.
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When you have a clear intention, method for producing the desired results will present themselves.
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Dreamers only dream, but creators bring their dreams to reality.
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It's not enough to be busy... the question is what are we busy about.
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Discipline is nothing more that the process of focusing on any chosen activity without interruption until that activity is complete.
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Love your neighbor as yourself but choose your neighborhood.
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If at first you don't succeed, something is blocking your way.
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There is no beginning, there is no end, there is only change. There is no entropy, there is only motion. There us no limit, there is no chance, there is only a plan.
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Right thinking frees you of a false sense of guilt.
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We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
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Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.
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People say motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily.
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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
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The greatest danger is not in setting our aim too high & falling short, but in setting our aim too low & achieving it.
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How can I turn this into something good?
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Easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
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Self-strength comes from self-awareness, self-unity.
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When the student is ready the teacher appears.
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As above so below, as below so above.
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For those who would die, there is life. For those who would dream, there is reality. For those who would hope, there is knowledge. For those who would grow, there is eternity.
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Do not mistake passing excitement for lasting peace.
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Every problem has a solution.
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All answers exist in a clear & calm mind.
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Thinking positively helps, but deliberately ignoring the input helps more.
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Authentic self-confidence is always calm, never agitated.
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You need not be chained by people or circumstances.
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Let your inner guide lead you out of the wilderness.
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Pursue the great reward of inner harmony.
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Detect & eliminate unnecessary actions from your day.
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Never be influenced by another man's negativity.
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Chase out negative thoughts at the moment they try to enter.
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If you wait until all the lights are "green" before you leave home, you'll never get started on your trip to the top.
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If you like it, enjoy it; If you don't like it, avoid it; If you can't avoid it, change it; If you can't or won't change it, accept it; If you can't accept it, change your attitude about it.
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Patience is the ability to be tolerant under stressful or undesirable circumstances.
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Maturity is the quality of being reliable, responsible, self-disciplined & well-adjusted.
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Think about what you want & how to get it-- not your problems.
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Refuse to criticize or blame anyone for anything. It only affects me making me more hostile & unpleasant. It weakens me.
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Happiness is the congruence between your values & what you do.
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To achieve something you never achieved you must become somebody you've never been.
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(put my goal here) is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.
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Making your goals happen is exhilarating (J. Kehoe "Mind Power")
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Your self-concept shapes your performance.
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The mass of men lead lives in quiet desperation & go to the graves with the song still in them. (Henry D. Thoreau)
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Big goals are little goals multiplied. (chunk it down when feeling overwhelmed).
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You won't get far without learning how things are, not what you feel about them.
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If I am a growth stock, what's my strategy to increase my value? Where am I going & How to get there?
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Instead of blaming people ask yourself, "What action should I be taking?"
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What will I do each day to be recognized as one of the top in the field?
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What's my major definite purpose? (one that will help achieve all other goals).
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You are not better than anyone & no one is better than you.
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Good judgement comes form experience, and experience often comes from bad judgement.
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Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be (Jimmy Johnson)
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The fear of seeking the wisdom that brings about transformation is what make some less than others.
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To solve any problem as yourself three things: what can I do? What can I read? Who can I ask? (Jim Rohn)
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Just because you are offended doesn't mean you are in the right. (Ricky Gervais)
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Why put off until tomorrow what you can forget to do today? (Gigi Vorgan)
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Any idea, plan or purpose can be placed in the mind through repetition of thought (Napoleon Hill).
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We are more than just the body; we are spirits loosely tethered to Earth, & there are dimensions & worlds far beyond what we know here.
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To keep doing the same thing & expect different results is a definition of insanity.
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Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor & attended to with diligence.
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Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen & thinking what nobody else has thought. (J. Swift).
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To control procrastination strengthen your desire.
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Past is only in my head. Future is my fantasy, present is now.
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Stress isn't caused by problems, it's your attitude toward problems that causes stress.
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Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets (Nido Qubein).
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Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street (Zig Ziglar).
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Much of the stress that people feel
doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started. (David Allen) |
I never teach my pupils, I only provide the environment in which they can learn. (A. Einstein)
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Maybe you are here on earth to learn that life is what you make of it, and it's to be enjoyed. (Dick Sutphen)
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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. (Michael Phelps)
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Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. (Steve Jobs)
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It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It's what you think about it. (Dale Carnegie)
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"A successful life is a string of successful days." (John Cummuta)
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"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are right" (Henry Ford)
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Ignorance doesn't exempt us from suffering. Knowledge protects us from suffering. (Jose Siva)
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Business schools make a fortune forcing their students to take in a HUGE amount of information. The majority of it is theoretical. The majority of that is useless. (Josh Kaufman)
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"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." (Zig Ziglar)
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If you do what you've always done,
you'll get what you've always gotten. (Tony Robbins). |
'Tis a lesson you should heed,
If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again; Then your courage should appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear Try, Try, again; Once or twice, though you should fail, If you would at last prevail, Try, Try again; If we strive, 'tis no disgrace Though we do not win the race; What should you do in the case? Try, try again If you find your task is hard, Time will bring you your reward, Try, Try again All that other folks can do, Why with patience, should not you? Only keep this rule in view: Try, try again. (T.H. Palmer) |
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"People often say motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily." (Zig Ziglar)
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Without a mission statement, you may get to the top of the ladder and then realize it was leaning against the wrong building (Dave Ramsey)
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Not until the pain of the same is greater than the pain of change will you embrace change. (Dave Ramsey)
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Remember, you need to keep looking for those few things that make the most difference in your life, and spend most of your time doing those things. Jim Rohn
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Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. (Earl Nightingale)
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We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it. (Earl Nightingale)
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"Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you.
Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand. (Robert G. Allen) |
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all (Dale Carnegie)
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"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." ( (Earl Nightingale))
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Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone (Robert G. Allen).
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"Even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there." (Will Rogers) |
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." (Napoleon Hill)
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“There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn’t let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.” (Jim Rohn)
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Luck lies at the intersection of preparation and opportunity (Denis Waitley)
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10 best kept secrets of total success
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1. We must feel love inside ourselves before we can give it to others;
2. Our minds can't tell the difference between real experience and one that is vividly and repeatedly imagined; 3. Our rewards in life will depend on the quality and the amount of the contributions we make; 4. Large vocabulary and broad general knowledge; 5. People fail to achieve their goals in life because they never really set them in the first place; 6. A touch is worth a thousand words; 7. Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy; you won't necessarily get what you want in life, but in the long run you will get what you expect; |
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As long as you're green, you're growing; as soon as you're ripe, you start to rot (Ray Kroc)
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Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent (Ray Kroc).
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Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything (Vince Lombardi).
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How do you succeed? I would say what I found to be easy to do, they (who don't succeed) found to be easy not to do (Jim Rohn)
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Many people go through their lives stepping on the flowers, while pointing out the weeds (Denis Waitley).
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Greatness is a choice, it's not your destiny (Les Brown)
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Leap and grow your wings on the way down (Les Brown)
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The problem is not that people aim too high and miss, but that they aim too low and hit and some don't aim at all (Les Brown)
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Always try to get to the top because at the bottom it's overcrowded (Les Brown)
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Once fear is acted upon, the death of fear is certain (Les Brown)
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Love and happiness is like perfume - you can't spray it on others without spraying some on yourself
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We either make ourselves miserable or ewe make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same (Carlos Castaneda)
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When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny (Bertice Berry)
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Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities." ( Aldous Huxley)
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Fortune favors the prepared mind (Louis Pasteur)
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No matter what you learn, what strategy or tactic you employ, success comes as the result of the compound effect (Darren Hardy)
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Excellence is not a singular act; it's a habit. You are what you repeatedly do (Shaquille O'Neal)
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Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect (Margaret Mitchell)
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That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is (Jim Morrison)
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Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't (Bill Ney)
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I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells (Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss)
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Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha (Robert Brault)
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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. (Thomas Edison)
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A goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot (Joe Vitale)
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals (Henry David Thoreau)
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Be realistic. Plan for a miracle (Osho).
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A goal is a dream with a deadline (Napoleon Hill)
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The desire of gold is not for gold.
It is for the means of freedom and benefit (Ralph Waldo Emerson) |
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To err is human; to forgive, divine (Alexander Pope)
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Your habits become your values, your values become your destiny (Mahatma Gandhi)
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The successful person has the habit of
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There're two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what is not true; the other is to refuse believe what is true (Soren Kierkegaard)
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If you don't build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs (Dhirubhai Ambani)
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Happiness is a progressive realization of a worthy goal (Brian Tracy)
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The best plan on Earth won't work, unless you do (Brian Tracy)
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Self-discipline is persistence in action (Brian Tracy)
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The future you see is the future you get (Robert G. Allen)
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There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do (Henry Ford)
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He who conquers others is strong; he who connqers himself is mighty (Lao Tsi)
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Successful people are simple those with successful habits (Brian Tracy)
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. (Mark Twain)
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Don't give up before the miracle happen (Fannie Flagg)
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn (L.M. Montgomery)
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Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is (Publilius Syrus)
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Motivation is what gets you going. Habit is what keeps you going (Jim Ryun)
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You can't sew and reap in the same season
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Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change (Wayne W. Dyer)
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A goal properly set is half way reached (Zig Ziglar)
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Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible (Tony Robbins)
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Our destiny as humans is to learn and to reach for the knowledge (Carlos Castaneda)
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There are two tragedies in life. One is to loose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it (Bernard Shaw)
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Nobody's brain ever broke down from the use of it. It usually rusts from lack of use.
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Many people died at 25. They are just not buried until about 80
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Those who read books will always rule over those who watch TV
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Can't lives on won't street
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When gods want to destroy a man, they give him TV (Arthur Clark)
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Miracle is the visible result behind the invisible work
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