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- “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” Shaquille O’Neal
- “You can really judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” James D. Miles
- “Everyone tries to define this thing called character. It’s not that hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” Unknown
- “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively & to think critically… intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” MLK
- “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” Frank A. Clark
- “There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the 3 things we crave most in life – happiness freedom & peace of mind – are always attained by giving them to someone else.” Peyton Conway March
- “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life out of what we give.” Winston Churchill
- “Believe deep down in your heart that you are destined for great things.” Joe Paterno
- “If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.” Denis Waitley
- Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe you can become great.” Mark Twain
- “You can do it if you believe you can.” Napoleon Hill
- “Always be a 1st rate version of yourself, instead of a 2nd rate version of someone else.” Judy Garland
- “Folks may call you different, they may say that you can’t win, but it is not what is on the outside – it’s what you have within!” Devin Peltier-Robson
- “I was once afraid of people saying ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand & say ‘This is who I am’” Oprah Winfrey
- “I started to repeat to myself ‘If I am not where I want to be it’s because I am not good enough…yet” Which meant it was up to me” Sally Field
- ‘The biggest mistake people make in life is not making a living at doing what they enjoy the most.” Malcom S. Forbes
- “You have to leave the city of your comfort & go to the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you discover will be yourself.” Alan Alda
- Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only to take a deep breath & say, “Yes,” and hope will appear.” Monroe Forester
- “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose the courage to be, that quality that helps you go on inspite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.” MLK
- “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” Christopher Reeve
- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Plato
- “Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up.” Jesse Jackson
- “Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness – both the ones you have received and the ones you have given – you can no longer believe that what you do does not matter.” Dawna Markova
- “When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they’ll remember and be kind to someone else. And it will become like wildfire.” Whoopi Goldberg
- “Every thought becomes a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious.” Bill Meyer
- “Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” Francesca Reigler
- “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” Thomas Jefferson
- “Reach for the stars, even if you have to stand on a cactus.” Susan Longacre
- “There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” W. Clement Stone
- “All serious daring starts from within.” Harriet Beecher Stowe
- “Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.” John Wayne
- “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. There are magic keys to living your life with integrity.” W. Clement Stone
- “Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there’s really nothing to lose.” Jewel
- “Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” Orisen Sweet Marden
- “Chase down your passion like it is the last bus of the night.” Glade Byron Addams
- “Develop a passion for learning. If you do you will never cease to grow.” Anthony J. D’Angelo
- “So try to pursue the very things you are passionate about – that is the difference between good and great.” Shawn Doyle
- “Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.” Donald Trump
- “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” Oprah Winfrey
- “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than you current situation.” Brian Tracy
- ‘Gratitude helps you grow and expand; gratitude brings joy & laughter into your life and the lives of those around you.” Eileen Cady
- “Things turn out the best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.” John Wooden
- “For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?” James Allen
- Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you were meant to be.” George Sheehan
- “When we see problems as opportunities for growth, we tap a source of knowledge within ourselves which carries us through.” Marsha Sinetar
- “Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” Christopher Morley
- “Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!” Hector Crawford
- ‘Good enough never is.” Debbi Fields
- “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” Og Mandino
- ‘All our dreams come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney