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“Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.”
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”
“There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.”
“All I want to do is change the world.”
“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?”
“Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.”
“When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.”
“We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'”
“Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.”
“Events tend to recur in cycles.”
“Big doors swing on little hinges.”
“No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.”
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”
“Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.”
“You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.”
“Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.”
“Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.”
“There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.”
“Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.”
“Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.”