"The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again."
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"Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings."
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"Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them all up, and one day you look back and you'll be surprised at where you might get to."
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"Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you the moment you come into a room, that can't be manipulated or shaken. Without that sense of self, no amount of paper, no pedigree, and no credentials can make you legit. No matter what, you have to feel legit inside first."
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"It's okay to fail; it's not okay to quit."
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"Find something that you love. Something that gets you so excited you can't wait to get out of bed in the morning. Forget about money. Be happy."
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"Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something."
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"There is no plan B for passion"
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"The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls."
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"Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward."
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"The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account."
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"If you want something, go get it. Period."
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"The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled."
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"It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?"
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"Do something that you love. Whatever you're going to do is going to be tough enough. Find something that gets you so excited that the sun can't come up early enough in the morning because you want to go do your thing."
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"You have to be bold because there will be folks who will say, "You can't" or "You shouldn't" or "Why?" There is a certain boldness to saying, "Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting.""
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"Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. I was ready."
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"It can be done, but you have to make it happen."
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"Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches."
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"One of the things young people always ask me about is what is the secret to success. The secret is there is no secret. It's the basics. Blocking and tackling."
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