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If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.
David Bowie
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs
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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
I have discovered that individuals will forget what was uttered, people will forget what you accomplished, but individuals will never erase the emotions you gave them.
4.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Albert Schweitzer
Fulfillment is the basis for achievement; joyfulness unlocks triumph. If you take pleasure in your labors, you will be victorious.
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Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.
Mark Victor Hansen
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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Albert Einstein
'If one gauges a fish by its aptitude for scaling a tree, it will persist in thinking itself inadequate.'
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Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Bil Keane
Yesterday is gone, tomorrow is yet to come, but today is a blessing. That's why it's known as the gift of now.
9.
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
Lewis Grizzard
The game of life is analogous to a football match. You must confront your struggles, counter any anxieties, and seize every opportunity for success.
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Mark Twain
Evade individuals who attempt to demean your aspirations. Petty persons always do that, however the genuinely remarkable make you feel that you, as well, can be extraordinary.
11.
Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
William Arthur Ward
"Engage more than just belonging: take action. Show more than concern: offer aid. Implement more than faith: exercise. Exhibit more than justice: be compassionate. Overlook more than pardon: erase. Act on more than aspiration: labor."
12.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Jim Rohn
Your life does not improve passively, it develops through modification.
13.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Innovative thinkers ponder concepts; ordinary minds debate occurrences; limited intellects analyze individuals.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius
The contentment of your life hinges on the caliber of your ideas.
15.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell
No shortcuts to triumph; it is borne out of planning, toil, and profiting from missteps.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The definitive test of an individual's character is not revealed in moments of ease and comfort, but rather in their actions during times of difficulty and conflict.
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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
Swami Vivekananda
Do not let your aspirations be diminished by your capacities. Instead, push yourself to reach the heights of your ambitions.
18.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.
Mahatma Gandhi
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
John Lennon
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Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
Christian D. Larson
Have faith in your capabilities and the essence of your being. Recognize that you have within you a power that is more powerful than any impediment.
21.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.
Laozi
Be mindful of your mental musings, for they will influence your discourse. Pay heed to what you say, as it can lead to tangible deeds. Exercise caution with your habits, for these shape who you are.
22.
No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.
Subhas Chandra Bose
No meaningful transformation in the past has ever been brought about through conversation.
23.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
'Transformation will not manifest if we defer to another person or a different period. We are the ones we've been anticipating. We are the alteration that we seek.'
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Happiness doesn't depend on what we have, but it does depend on how we feel toward what we have. We can be happy with little and miserable with much.
William D. Hoard
Contentment doesn't rely on our possessions, but it does depend on how we perceive what we have. We can be satisfied with little and discontented with much.
25.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.
Albert Einstein
In order to achieve contentment, bind yourself to an ambition, not to other people or material possessions.
26.
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
Bob Marley
You never fathom your resilience until having fortitude is the only alternative.
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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great
Zig Ziglar
'It's never too early to begin the journey towards excellence, but you have to commence the voyage in order to reach it.'
28.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Gandhi
Embrace life as though it is your last day, yet cultivate knowledge as if you have an infinite amount of time.
29.
Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.
Immanuel Kant
'Guidelines for Contentment: an activity to engage in, a person to cherish, something to anticipate.'
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A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.
Malcolm X
A sage can masquerade as a jester, but a jester cannot simulate sagacity.
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Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
Aristotle
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I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.
Madam C. J. Walker
'I had to forge my own success and create my own openings. But I achieved it! Don't settle and wait for chances to arrive. Rise up and manufacture them.'
33.
Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.
Aldous Huxley
'Life is not what transpires to you; it's how you capitalise on what happens to you.'
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius
'Our utmost magnificence is not in never faltering, but in resurrecting each time we stumble.'
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Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.
Unknown
'Strive for Excellence. Never be Satisfied. Until your Achievements are Superior, and your Superiority is Unparalleled.'
36.
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.
Zig Ziglar
When challenges present themselves, you alter your course to accomplish your objective; you do not reverse your commitment to succeed.
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Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
Les Brown
Assume control of your destiny. Understand that you are the one who will determine your path, not anyone else.
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Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Invulnerable defenders of the nation who are ever-ready to give their lives in service are indomitable.
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.
Maya Angelou
No matter how many obstacles you face, never let them define who you are. Instead, use them as the foundation to build your resilience.
40.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein
A person who never made an error never ventured into the unknown.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Dalai Lama
Our primary ambition in this life is to assist others. And if you can't lend aid, at least don't harm them.
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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
The two most pivotal days in your life are the day of your birth and the day you recognize your purpose.
43.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Alexander the Great
'Nothing is beyond the reach of one who perseveres.'
44.
Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
Unknown
Do not evaluate yourself based on the accomplishments of others; such a comparison would be detrimental to your self-esteem.
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No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.
Tony Robbins
No matter how many missteps you take or how gradual your progress, you are still far ahead of all those who have not attempted.
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Life is one big road with lots of signs,
So when you riding through the ruts,
Don't you complicate your mind
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy
Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.
Bob Marley
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
John Quincy Adams
If your behaviour motivates others to imagine more, absorb more, accomplish more and evolve more, you are a commander.
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Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?
Che Guevara
Every day People groom their appearance, why not their disposition?
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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Epicurus
Do not let your current possessions be diminished by coveting what you don't have; recall that the items you now own were once among those that you merely wished for.
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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Progress: If you can't soar then sprint, if you can't sprint then stroll, if you can't stroll then inch, but whatever you do you have to persist onward.