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“That which you create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Don't spend your life accumulating material objects that will only turn to dust and ashes.”
“The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives.”
“Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.”
“Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.”
“Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.”
“As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.”
“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.”
“Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.”
“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.”
“Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.”
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.”
“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”
“There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.”
“Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.”
“The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.”
“No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.”
“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.”
“Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.”
“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”