"Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement."
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"The house praises the carpenter."
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"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison."
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"Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered."
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"The 2 master skills of life are: The Science of Achievement and The Art of Fulfillment."
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"Sin has caused our affections to stray, propelling us to worship relationships, achievement, and work-everything but God."
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"The reproaches against science for not having yet solved the problems of the universe are exaggerated in an unjust and malicious manner; it has truly not had time enough yet for these great achievements. Science is very young--a human activity which developed late."
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"Is there anything in life so disenchanting as achievement?"
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"Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements."
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"Taking possession of your positive self will put you on the success beam that you may ride triumphantly to whatever heights of achievement you desire."
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"The press, that goiter of the world, swells up with the desire for conquest and bursts with the achievements which every day brings. A week has room for the boldest climax of the human drive for expansion."
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"The Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about through the missionary work of the Church."
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"happiness has always seemed to me a great achievement."
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"No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty."
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"Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement"
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"We naturally assume that our mental structures are universal. But I suppose an outside biologist looking at us would see something very different. He would see that, like other organisms, we have a narrow sphere within which we are very good, but that sphere is very limited. And that, in fact, the very achievements we can have within that sphere are related to lack of achievements in other spheres."
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"While tenderness of feeling and susceptibility to generous emotions are accidents of temperament, goodness is an achievement of the will and a quality of the life."
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"The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous."
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"Ambition is at the very core of success and extraordinary achievement. Unlike greed, it's a powerful, creative and constructive force."
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"Your greatest achievement is to love me."
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