A few good things to remember...
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If there is no wind, row. - Latin Proverb
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Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a
day in your life. - Confucius
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You will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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All sunshine makes a desert.
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Every so often push your luck.
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Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.
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The harder I work, the luckier I get. - Stephen Leacock
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We become wiser by adversity. Prosperity destroys our
appreciation of the right. - Seneca
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Remember, it's not your job to get people to like you,
it's your job to like people.
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A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are
built for. - William Shedd
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Never take action when you're angry.
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Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.
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See any detour as an opportunity to experience things.
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Never buy a house without a fireplace.
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only
knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up
somebody.
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Exceed expectations.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections
must be first overcome. - Samuel Johnson
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Nothing will come of nothing. Dare mighty things. - Shakespeare
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Hug children after you discipline them.
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Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series
of small things brought together. - Vincent Van Gogh.
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It is better to ask some of the questions than to know
all of the answers. - James Thurber.
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Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times
you have to cross the same river.
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Those who are at war with others are not at peace with
themselves. - William Hazlitt
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Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing. Do not stop.
Do not turn back, do not turn from the straight road. - St. Augustine.
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
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Never pay for work before it's completed.
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Be prepared. You never get a second chance to make a good
first impression.
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Resist giving advice concerning matrimony, finances, or
hairstyles.
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When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.
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Don't major in minor things.
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Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself. - Teresa of
Avila
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Understand that happiness is not based on possessions,
power, or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
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When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first
thing you say brighten everyone's day.
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Rekindle old friendships.
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Success is to be measured not so much by the position
that one has reached in life, as by the obstacles which have been overcome
while trying to succeed. - Booker T. Washington
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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing
those you hold well. - Josh Billings
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Surround yourself with challenging people and ideas.
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Turn enemies into friends by doing something nice for
them.
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Make the habit of reading something inspiring and cheerful
just before going to sleep.
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Be the first to forgive.
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Be open and accessible. The next person you meet could
become your best friend.
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If you need to bring in a business partner, make sure
he or she brings along some money.
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Meet regularly with someone who holds vastly different
views than you.
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Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in
having few wants. - Epicurus
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. -
Thomas Jefferson
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Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. - Jonathan
Swift
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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Never admit at work that you're tired, angry, or bored.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work
a day in your life. - Confucius
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Great people are those who make others feel that they,
too, can become great. - Mark Twain
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
- Francis Bacon
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Innovate, develop, motivate people, inspire trust - be
a leader.
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Take family vacations whether you can afford them or not.
The memories will be priceless.
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Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your
line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.
-Sydney Smith
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Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is
to feel appreciated.
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Abandoning things is superior, pursuing things is inferior.
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Read to your children. Sing to your children. Listen to
your children.
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Be enthusiastic about the success of others.
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I will speak ill of no one, and speak all the good I know
of everybody. - Andrew Jackson
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Celebrate the success of others. Bring people up, not
down.
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Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today. - Martial
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Let your children overhear you saying complimentary things
about them to other adults.
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Just to see how it feels, for the next twenty-four hours
refrain from criticizing anybody or anything.
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Every day look for some small way to improve your marriage.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising
every time we fall. -Confucius
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Leadership is to be both a speaker of words and a doer
of deeds. -Homer
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Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life,
you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
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Secure your standing place and you can move the world.
-Goethe
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There is more to life than increasing its speed. -Mahatma
Gandhi
